trivium
/ˈtrɪviəm/
noun
- In medieval universities, the lower division of the seven liberal arts, consisting of grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
- The trivium taught skills in language and argument that were essential for further learning.
- Many modern classical schools have revived the trivium as a foundation for their curriculum.
- Students in the Middle Ages began their education by studying the trivium.
- A place where three roads meet; a crossroads.
- The map showed a trivium marked by a stone pillar at the junction.
- They built a small chapel at the trivium to guide travelers.
- The old town grew up around a trivium where three major trade routes converged.