# trivium

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹɪviəm/ · frequency rank #81,920

## Definitions
1. The lower division of the liberal arts in a medieval university; grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
2. The three anterior ambulacra of echinoderms, collectively.
3. Singular of trivia; anything of little importance.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *tréyes
Borrowed from Latin trivium.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trivium