HyperDic: trivium

English > 1 sense of the word trivium:
NOUNcognitiontrivium(Middle Ages) an introductory curriculum at a medieval university / university involving grammar and logic and rhetoric
English > trivium: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(Middle Ages) an introductory curriculum at a medieval university / university involving grammar and logic and rhetoric; considered to be a triple way to eloquence.
CategoryMiddle Ages, Dark AgesThe period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
Broaderhumanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, artsstudies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
Spanishtrivium
Catalantrivi, trivium

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