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Quadrivium Definition & Meaning

quadrivium
noun
  1. (Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy

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What does quadrivium mean?
(Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy
What part of speech is quadrivium?
Quadrivium is a noun.

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