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medieval

Pronunciation: /ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/

The English word “medieval” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
  2. Archaic.
  3. Brutal.

noun

  1. Someone living in the Middle Ages.
  2. A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).

Etymology

From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).

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