trivium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The lower division of the liberal arts in a medieval university; grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
  2. The three anterior ambulacra of echinoderms, collectively.
  3. Singular of trivia; anything of little importance.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɪviəm/

Word forms

trivium triviums trivia

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes Borrowed from Latin trivium.

Related words

trivialis quadrivium

Derived words

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