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- Latin · calque ofartēs līberālēs
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Calque of Latin artēs līberālēs.
Words from the same roots
Latinartēs līberālēs all →
artes liberales
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
liberal arts
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Latin artēs līberālēs