quadrivium

[ kwo-driv-ee-uhm ]

/ kwɒˈdrɪv i əm /

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noun, plural quad·riv·i·a [kwo-driv-ee-uh]. /kwɒˈdrɪv i ə/.

(during the Middle Ages) the more advanced division of the seven liberal arts, comprising arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music.

Compare trivium.

Origin of quadrivium

1795–1805; <Late Latin, special use of Latin quadrivium place where four ways meet; see quadri-, via, -ium

Words nearby quadrivium

quadrireme, quadrisect, quadrisyllable, quadrivalent, quadrivial, quadrivium, quadrominium, quadroon, quadrophonics, quadru-, quadrumane

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Example sentences from the Web for quadrivium

Such men as Anselm were educated on the Trivium and Quadrivium.
The History of Dartmouth College|Baxter Perry Smith
The four branches of the quadrivium were pursued more casually.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
The first figure in the representation of the quadrivium is Music, with Tubal Cain beneath.
Old English Libraries|Ernest Savage
Astronomy, the third branch of the Quadrivium, had for its practical object the computation of the Churchs calendar.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

In the curriculum of the mediaeval university, astronomy made up with music, arithmetic and geometry the Quadrivium.
The Evolution of Modern Medicine|William Osler

British Dictionary definitions for quadrivium

quadrivium

/ (kwɒˈdrɪvɪəm) /

noun plural -ia (-ɪə)

(in medieval learning) the higher division of the seven liberal arts, consisting of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and musicCompare trivium

Word Origin for quadrivium

from Medieval Latin, from Latin: crossroads, meeting of four ways, from quadri- + via way

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单词	quadrivium
释义	quadrivium [ kwo-driv-ee-uhm ] / kwɒˈdrɪv i əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quadrivium ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural quad·riv·i·a [kwo-driv-ee-uh]. /kwɒˈdrɪv i ə/. (during the Middle Ages) the more advanced division of the seven liberal arts, comprising arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music. Compare trivium. Origin of quadrivium 1795–1805; <Late Latin, special use of Latin quadrivium place where four ways meet; see quadri-, via, -ium Words nearby quadrivium quadrireme, quadrisect, quadrisyllable, quadrivalent, quadrivial, quadrivium, quadrominium, quadroon, quadrophonics, quadru-, quadrumane Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quadrivium Such men as Anselm were educated on the Trivium and Quadrivium. The History of Dartmouth College\|Baxter Perry Smith The four branches of the quadrivium were pursued more casually. The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)\|Henry Osborn Taylor The first figure in the representation of the quadrivium is Music, with Tubal Cain beneath. Old English Libraries\|Ernest Savage Astronomy, the third branch of the Quadrivium, had for its practical object the computation of the Churchs calendar. The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)\|Henry Osborn Taylor In the curriculum of the mediaeval university, astronomy made up with music, arithmetic and geometry the Quadrivium. The Evolution of Modern Medicine\|William Osler British Dictionary definitions for quadrivium quadrivium / (kwɒˈdrɪvɪəm) / noun plural -ia (-ɪə) (in medieval learning) the higher division of the seven liberal arts, consisting of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and musicCompare trivium Word Origin for quadrivium from Medieval Latin, from Latin: crossroads, meeting of four ways, from quadri- + via way Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to quadrivium quartette, tetralogy, tetrad, quaternity, quadruplet, quadruple, quaternion, quaternary, quadrumvirate, quadrigeminal
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quadrivium

noun, plural quad·riv·i·a [kwo-driv-ee-uh]. /kwɒˈdrɪv i ə/.

Origin of quadrivium

Words nearby quadrivium

Example sentences from the Web for quadrivium

British Dictionary definitions for quadrivium

noun plural -ia (-ɪə)

Word Origin for quadrivium

Words related to quadrivium