| NOUN | cognition | trivium | (Middle Ages) an introductory curriculum at a medieval university / university involving grammar and logic and rhetoric |
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| 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. | |
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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 | trivium | |
| Catalan | trivi, trivium | |
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