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Quadrivium
Quadrivium, the higher division of the Seven Liberal Arts, comprising the sciences, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music (as distinct from the methodological subjects of the Trivium, grammar, rhetoric, and logic). The Quadrivium as such originates with Martianus Capella (early 5th cent.) followed by Boethius and his pupil Cassiodorus.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Quadrivium." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Quadrivium." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Quadrivium.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Quadrivium." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Quadrivium.html |
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quadrivium
quadrivium a medieval university course involving the ‘mathematical arts’ of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music; with the trivium comprising grammar, rhetoric, and logic, these subjects formed the seven liberal arts. The name is Latin, and means literally ‘the place where four roads meet’.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "quadrivium." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "quadrivium." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-quadrivium.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "quadrivium." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-quadrivium.html |
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trivium
trivium in the Middle Ages, the lower division of the seven liberal arts (grammar, rhetoric, logic), the upper four (quadrivium; see QUADRI-) being arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music. XIX. — medL. use of L. trivium place where three roads meet, f. TRI- + via way.
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T. F. HOAD. "trivium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "trivium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-trivium.html T. F. HOAD. "trivium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-trivium.html |
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trivium
trivium an introductory course at a medieval university involving the study of grammar, rhetoric, and logic; with the quadrivium, forming the seven liberal arts. The word comes from Latin, and means literally ‘place where three roads meet’.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "trivium." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "trivium." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-trivium.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "trivium." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-trivium.html |
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Trivium
Trivium, the lower divisions of the Seven Liberal Arts, consisting of the methodological subjects Grammar, Rhetoric, and Logic, as distinct from the mathematically based sciences of the Quadrivium.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Trivium." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Trivium." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Trivium.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Trivium." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Trivium.html |
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quadrivium
quadrivium. The medieval name for the four sciences (music, arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy) which constituted the superior group of the seven liberal arts.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "quadrivium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "quadrivium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-quadrivium.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "quadrivium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-quadrivium.html |
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trivium
trivium. The medieval name for grammar, rhetoric, and dialectic, which made up the inferior group of the seven liberal arts.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "trivium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "trivium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-trivium.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "trivium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-trivium.html |
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quadrivium
quadrivium see TRIVIUM.
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T. F. HOAD. "quadrivium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "quadrivium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-quadrivium.html T. F. HOAD. "quadrivium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-quadrivium.html |
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