liberal arts
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liberal arts
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Calque of Latin artēs līberālēs.
noun
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The academic course of instruction intended to provide general knowledge and usually comprising the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, as opposed to professional or technical subjects.
Opposite: artes mechanicae, artes serviles, mechanical arts, servile arts
- The trivium and the quadrivium.
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noun academic course of instruction intended to provide general knowledge
| Español | artes liberales |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 通識教育 /通识教育 tōngshí jiàoyù, 博雅教育 bóyǎ jiàoyù |
| Français | arts libéraux |
| Ελληνικά | ελευθέριες τέχνες elefthéries téchnes |
| Română | arte liberale |
noun the trivium and the quadrivium
| 中文 | 三艺四术 |
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Talk about this word "liberal arts." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/liberal%20arts. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. liberal arts. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/liberal%20arts "liberal arts." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/liberal%20arts.Cite this
@misc{liberal_arts_2026,
title = {liberal arts},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/liberal%20arts},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
