trivium

triv·i·um  (trv-m)

n. pl. triv·i·a (--)

The lower division of the seven liberal arts in medieval schools, consisting of grammar, logic, and rhetoric.

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[Medieval Latin, from Latin, crossroads : tri-, tri- + via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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trivium

in the Middle Ages, one of the two divisions of the seven liberal arts, comprising logic, grammar, and rhetoric. See also quadrivium.

See also: Knowledge, Learning

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trivium - (Middle Ages) an introductory curriculum at a medieval university involving grammar and logic and rhetoric; considered to be a triple way to eloquence arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts - studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences" Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance