liberal science

noun

Any of seven traditional academic subjects: grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy.

Meanings

nounliberal science (plural liberal sciences)

plural liberal sciences

  1. obsoleteAny of seven traditional academic subjects: grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy.
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