| NOUN | cognition | quadrivium | (Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university / university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy |
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| Meaning | (Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university / university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy. | |
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| Category | Middle Ages, Dark Ages | The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance |
| Broader | humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts | studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) |
| Spanish | quadrivium | |
| Catalan | quadrivi | |
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