liberal arts

lib·er·al art

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lib-er-uh l, lib-ruh l ahrt]
- /ˈlɪb ər əl, ˈlɪb rəl ɑrt/
- /ˈlɪ.bə.rəl ɑːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lib-er-uh l, lib-ruh l ahrt]
- /ˈlɪb ər əl, ˈlɪb rəl ɑrt/

Definitions of liberal arts words

noun plural liberal arts humanities and social sciences 1
noun plural liberal arts At a university or college, liberal arts courses are on subjects such as history or literature rather than science, law, medicine, or business. 0
noun plural liberal arts the fine arts, humanities, sociology, languages, and literature 0
noun liberal arts the subjects in the trivium, quadrivium 0
noun liberal arts the subjects of an academic college course, including literature, philosophy, languages, history, and, usually, survey courses of the sciences, as distinguished from professional or technical subjects 0
noun liberal arts the academic course of instruction intended to provide general knowledge and usually comprising the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, as opposed to professional or technical subjects. 0

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Origin of liberal arts

First appearance:

before 1745

One of the 47% newest English words

1745-55; translation of Latin artēs līberālēs works befitting a free man

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liberal arts popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for liberal arts

noun liberal arts

mathematics — (used with a singular verb) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically.
history — the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
language — a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language.
literature — writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
philosophy — the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.

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