Meaning of LIBERAL ARTS
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| Definition: | | [n] studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences" |
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| Synonyms: | | arts, humanistic discipline, humanities |
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| See Also: | | bailiwick, beaux arts, branch of knowledge, chronology, classicism, discipline, English, field, field of study, fine arts, history, library science, linguistics, literary study, musicology, philology, philosophy, romanticism, Sinology, study, subject, subject area, subject field | |
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| Related Terms: | | academic specialty, area, classical education, core curriculum, course, course of study, curriculum, discipline, elective, field, general education, general studies, humanities, major, minor, proseminar, quadrivium, refresher course, scientific education, seminar, specialty, study, subdiscipline, subject, technical education, trivium |
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