"servile arts" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque of Latin artēs servīlēs. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|la|artēs servīlēs}} Calque of Latin artēs servīlēs Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} servile arts pl (plural only)
  1. Training or education that focuses on utilitarian skills, aimed towards employability rather than the development of a free individual. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: artes mechanicae, artes serviles, mechanical arts
    Sense id: en-servile_arts-en-noun-j-PIWIdd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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