Triv"i*al , n. One of the three liberal arts forming the trivium. [Obs.]
Skelton. Wood.
Triv"i*al (?), a. [L. trivialis, properly, that is in, or belongs to, the crossroads or public streets; hence, that may be found everywhere, common, fr. trivium a place where
three roads meet, a crossroad, the public street; tri- (see Tri-) + via a way:
cf. F. trivial. See Voyage.]
1. Found anywhere; common.
[Obs.]
2. Ordinary;
commonplace; trifling; vulgar.
As a scholar, meantime, he was trivial, and incapable of labor.
De
Quincey. 3. Of little worth or importance; inconsiderable; trifling; petty; paltry; as, a
trivial subject or affair.
The trivial round, the common task.
Keble.
4. Of or
pertaining to the trivium.
Trivial name (Nat. Hist.), the specific name.
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