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Definition of: quadrivium
(kwod·riv′ē·əm) noun plural ·i·a (-ē·ə)
In the Pythagorean system, the four sciences, geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music, making up with the trivium the seven liberal arts. Compare TRIVIUM [<L, a place where four roads meet]
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