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Webster 1913 Edition


Quadrivial

Quad-riv′i-al

,
Adj.
[L.
quadrivium
a place where four ways meet;
quattuor
four +
via
way.]
Having four ways meeting in a point.
B. Jonson.

Quad-riv′i-al

,
Noun.
One of the four “liberal arts” making up the quadrivium.

Webster 1828 Edition


Quadrivial

QUADRIV'IAL

,
Adj.
[L. quadrivium; quatuor, four, and via, way.] Having four ways meeting in a point.

Definition 2024


quadrivial

quadrivial

English

Noun

quadrivial (plural quadrivials)

  1. Any of the four "liberal arts" making up the quadrivium.

Adjective

quadrivial (not comparable)

  1. Having four ways meeting in a point.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)