Definition of QUADRIVIUM

quadrivium

Plural: quadrivia, quadriviums

Noun

  • (Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy
  • The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.

Origin / Etymology

From Medieval Latin quadrivium (“the four mathematical studies”), from Latin quattuor (“four”) + via (“road”).

Scrabble Score: 25

quadrivium: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
quadrivium: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
quadrivium: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 29

quadrivium: valid Words With Friends Word