liberal arts

== English == === Etymology === Calque of Latin artēs līberālēs. === Pronunciation === === Noun === liberal arts pl (plural only) 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. Antonyms: artes mechanicae, artes serviles, mechanical arts, servile arts The trivium and the quadrivium. ==== Related terms ==== liberal science ==== Translations ====