First Known Use: 1804
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quadrivium
noun qua·driv·i·um \-vē-əm\
Definition of QUADRIVIUM
: a group of studies consisting of arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy and forming the upper division of the seven liberal arts in medieval universities — compare trivium
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Origin of QUADRIVIUM
Late Latin, from Latin, crossroads, from quadri- + via way — more at way
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