trivium

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[edit] Noun

trivium (plural trivia)

  1. (in medieval universities) The lower division of the liberal arts; grammar, logic and rhetoric.
  2. (zoology) The three anterior ambulacra of echinoderms, collectively.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From tri- (three) +‎ via (road). Compare trivius, epithet of deities having temples at the intersection of three roads.

[edit] Noun

trivium (genitive triviī); n, second declension

  1. a crossroads or fork where three roads meet
  2. (Medieval Latin) trivium
  3. accusative singular of trivium
  4. vocative singular of trivium

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative trivium trivia
genitive triviī triviōrum
dative triviō triviīs
accusative trivium trivia
ablative triviō triviīs
vocative trivium trivia

[edit] Adjective

trivium

  1. nominative neuter singular of trivius
  2. accusative masculine singular of trivius
  3. accusative neuter singular of trivius
  4. vocative neuter singular of trivius
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