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quadrivium
- /kwɒˈdɹɪvɪ.əm/ UK
- /kwɑˈdɹɪvi.əm/ US
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From Medieval Latin quadrivium (“the four mathematical studies”), from Latin quattuor (“four”) + via (“road”).
noun quadriviums · quadrivia
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The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.
As to the nature of his studies, there can be no doubt that he [Dante] went through the trivium (grammar, dialectic, rhetoric) and the quadrivium (arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy) of the then ordinary university course.
Similar: quadrium
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noun higher division of the seven liberal arts
| Français | quadrivium |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Quadrivium |
| Italiano | quadrivio |
| Ελληνικά | τετρακτύς tetraktýs |
| Română | cvadrivium, quadrivium |
Talk about this word "quadrivium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quadrivium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quadrivium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quadrivium "quadrivium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quadrivium.Cite this
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title = {quadrivium},
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