Etymology

trivium

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Today it means: The lower division of the liberal arts in a medieval university; grammar, logic, and rhetoric. Full definition →

Latin trivium
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromtrivium
  2. English todaytrivium

PIE word *tréyes Borrowed from Latin trivium.

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