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medieval

/mɪdˈi.vəl/
adjectivenoun

Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 2 meanings

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

  2. Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:

Noun 2 meanings

  1. Someone living in the Middle Ages.

  2. A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).

    “Thank God for modern remedies: the medievals were often useless or even harmful.”

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Etymology

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

MEDIEVAL at a glance

MEDIEVAL has 8 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (M 3 + E 1 + D 2 + I 1 + E 1 + V 4 + A 1 + L 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,490 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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