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Latin
Etymology
tri- + via + -ius.
Pronunciation
Adjective
trivius (feminine trivia, neuter trivium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or belonging to crossroad temples
Usage notes
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- “trivius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “trivius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- trivius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.