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   medieval

   /ˌmɛd(ɪ)ˈiːvl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the Middle Ages: "a medieval castle" Similar of the Middle AgesMiddle Ageof the Dark AgesDark-Age11th to 14th century6th to 14th centuryGothicearly
   • ▪ resembling or likened to the Middle Ages, especially in being cruel, uncivilized, or primitive: "without other people around I would let my flat degenerate into medieval levels of squalor" Similar primitiveantiquatedprehistoricarchaicantiqueantediluvianold-fashionedout of dateoutdatedoutmodedanachronisticpasséobsolescentobsoleteinformal:out of the arkclunkyantwackyhorse-and-buggymossyOpposite modern

   Word Origin early 19th century: from modern Latin medium aevum ‘middle age’ + -al.

   Derivatives

   • 1. medievalism noun
   • 2. medievalist noun
   • 3. medievally adverb

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   What does medieval mean?

   • Did you know? With its roots medi-, meaning "middle", and ev-, meaning "age", medieval literally means "of the Middle Ages". In this case, middle means "between the Roman empire and the Renaissance"—that is, after the fall of the great Roman state and before the "rebirth" of culture that we call the Renaissance.

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   What does the word'medieval' mean?

   • Alternate Meaning: The word "medieval" is popularly used to indicate something that is backward or barbaric, but few who have actually studied the time period would use the term so disparagingly. The idea of the middle ages has been around for centuries, but the word "medieval" wasn't used until the 19th century.

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   When did the medieval period start?

   • A stained-glass panel from Canterbury Cathedral, c. 1175 – c. 1180. It depicts the Parable of the Sower, a biblical narrative. In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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   What does medieval architecture mean?

   • medieval architecture. Informal. extremely old-fashioned; primitive. informal. A descriptive term for people, objects, events, and institutions of the Middle Ages. “Medieval” is sometimes used as a term of disapproval for outdated ideas and customs. It may suggest inhuman practices, such as torture of prisoners.

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   medieval: [adjective] of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages.

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   MEDIEVAL definition: 1. related to the Middle Ages (= the period in European history from about AD 600 to AD 1500): 2…. Learn more.

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   Medieval definition: of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages. See examples of MEDIEVAL used in a sentence.

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   MEDIEVAL meaning: 1. related to the Middle Ages (= the period in European history from about AD 600 to AD 1500): 2…. Learn more.

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   A stained-glass panel from Canterbury Cathedral, c. 1175 – c. 1180 ; Depicting the Parable of the Sower, a biblical narrative. In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD. It is the second of the three traditional divisions of Western history: antiquity, medieval, and modern. Major developments ...

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   Jun 20, 2019 · Updated on June 20, 2019. The word medieval has its origins in the Latin term medium aevum ("middle age") and first came into use in the 19th century, although the idea of a middle age had been around for several hundred years. At that time, scholars considered the medieval period to follow the fall of the Roman Empire and precede the Renaissance.

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   also mediaeval /ˌmiːdi ˈiːvəl/ Brit /ˌmɛdi ˈiːvəl/. Britannica Dictionary definition of MEDIEVAL. [more medieval; most medieval] 1. : of or relating to the Middle Ages : of or relating to the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500. medieval music/history/warriors. 2. informal : very old : too old to be useful or ...