English - Alternative Forms

• mediaeval, mediæval (used for archaizing effect although non-contemporary), medireview (autocorrected misspelling)

English - Etymology

Latin, medium (“middle”) aevum (“age”)

English - Pronunciation

Wikipedia

• (UK) IPA^(key): /med.i.ˈi.vəl/, /mi.di.ˈi.vəl/, /mɪd.ˈi.vəl/, /mɛdi.iːvəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /mɪd.ˈi.vəl/

English - Adjective

medieval (comparative more medieval, superlative most medieval)

1. Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from about 500 to about 1500.
2. Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages.
3. Archaic.
4. Brutal.

Derived terms

• medievaldom
• medievalism
• medievalist
• medievalize
• medireview

Translations

English - Noun

medieval (plural medievals)

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.

Translations

Aragonese - Adjective

medieval

1. medieval

Galician - Adjective

medieval m, f (plural medievais)

1. medieval

Portuguese - Adjective

medieval

Spanish - Adjective

medieval

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