trivium
Meaning
- (historical) The lower division of the liberal arts in a medieval university; grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
- The three anterior ambulacra of echinoderms, collectively.
- (form-of, rare, singular) Singular of trivia; anything of little importance.
trivia
- (countable, uncountable) Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information; froth.
- (countable, uncountable) A quiz game that involves obscure facts.
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɹɪviəm/
Etymology
PIE word *tréyes Borrowed from Latin trivium.
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