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Trivial \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.]
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2. Ordinary; commonplace; trifling; vulgar.
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As a scholar, meantime, he was trivial, and
incapable of labor. --De Quincey.
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3. Of little worth or importance; inconsiderable; trifling;
petty; paltry; as, a trivial subject or affair.
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The trivial round, the common task. --Keble.
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4. Of or pertaining to the trivium.
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{Trivial name} (Nat. Hist.), the specific name.
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Trivial \Triv"i*al\, n.
One of the three liberal arts forming the trivium. [Obs.]
--Skelton. Wood.
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