QUADRIVIUM

quadrivium

(noun) (Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quadrivium (plural quadriviums or quadrivia)

(education, historical) The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.

Coordinate terms

• trivium

Source: Wiktionary


Quad*riv"i*um, n. Etym: [L.]

Definition: The four "liberal arts," arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy; -- so called by the schoolmen. See Trivium.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET



Word of the Day

18 November 2024

AWRY

(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

coffee icon