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   Lib·er·al arts

   /ˈlib(ə)rəl ˈärts/

   

   plural

   • 1. academic subjects such as literature, philosophy, mathematics, and social and physical sciences as distinct from professional and technical subjects. North American
   • 2. the medieval trivium and quadrivium. historical

   Word Origin liberal, as distinct from servile or mechanical (i.e. involving manual labor) and originally referring to arts and sciences considered ‘worthy of a free man’; later the word related to general intellectual development rather than vocational training.

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