medieval

CEFRC1

/ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to the period in European history from about 500 to 1500.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • I was deeply impressed with the medieval music.

  • My major is medieval European history.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˌmɛˈdi.vəl/
  • /ˌmiː.diˈiː.vəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra 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

Extra meaning

  1. Someone living in the Middle Ages.

More examples

In context

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

  • Brute force can get you into any apartment if you want to get medieval about it.

  • The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present.

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Origin

adjective

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