Definition of Quadrivial. Meaning of Quadrivial. Synonyms of Quadrivial

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Definition of Quadrivial

Quadrivial
Quadrivial Quad*riv"i*al, n. One of the four ``liberal arts' making up the quadrivium.
Quadrivial
Quadrivial Quad*riv"i*al, a. [L. quadrivium a place where four ways meet; quattuor four + via way.] Having four ways meeting in a point. --B. Jonson.

Meaning of Quadrivial from wikipedia

- From the time of Plato through the Middle Ages, the quadrivium (plural: quadrivia) was a grouping of four subjects or arts—arithmetic, geometry, music...
- vocabulary, where the writer must include specific words (for example, Quadrivial Quandary solicits individual sentences containing all four words in a...
- invoice, nontrivial, obviate, obviation, obvious, pervious, previous, quadrivial, quadrivium, semipervious, trivial, triviality, trivium, via, viaduct...
- triviality he replied "Yes. Some of the means I use are trivial – and some are quadrivial." A great many of the book's puns are etymological in nature. Sources...
- Tristan Murail: Feuilles a travers les cloches (2000) Michel van der Aa: Quadrivial (1996) Mika Pelo: Chains and transparency (1996) David Lang: Short Fall...
- (1995), for cello and soundtrack Double (1997), for violin and piano Quadrivial (1997), for flute, violin, cello, and prepared piano Solo (1997), for...