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Meaning of medieval | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD
  2. Rare spelling of medieval.
    alt-of, rare
  3. Someone living in the Middle Ages.
  4. Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception: Archaic. Brutal
  5. A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).
  6. Archaic
  7. Brutal
  8. Someone living in the Middle Ages

Equivalents

Català medieval
Čeština středověký
Deutsch mittelalterlich
Ελληνικά μεσαιωνικός
Esperanto mezepoka
Español medieval
Gaeilge meánaoiseach
Galego medieval
Magyar középkori
Հայերեն միջնադարյան
Italiano medievale
日本語 中世の
Қазақша ортағасырлық
한국어 중세의
Latina mediaevalis
Македонски средновековен
Português medieval medieval
Slovenščina srednjeveški
Svenska medeltida
Tagalog medyebal
Українська середньовічний
Tiếng Việt trung cổ

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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