trivium
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noun \ˈtri-vē-əm\Definition of TRIVIUM
: a group of studies consisting of grammar, rhetoric, and logic and forming the lower division of the seven liberal arts in medieval universities — compare quadrivium
Origin of TRIVIUM
Medieval Latin, from Latin, meeting of three ways, crossroads
First Known Use: 1647
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