mediaeval

American  

[mee-dee-ee-vuhl, med-ee-, mid-ee-, mid-ee-vuhl] / ˌmi diˈi vəl, ˌmɛd i-, ˌmɪd i-, mɪdˈi vəl /

adjective

1. medieval.

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mediaeval British  

/ ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəl /

adjective

1. a variant spelling of medieval

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Other Word Forms

• antimediaeval adjective
• antimediaevally adverb
• postmediaeval adjective
• pseudomediaeval adjective
• quasi-mediaeval adjective
• unmediaeval adjective

Example Sentences

Helpfully, Naismith had "a powerhouse of early mediaeval numismatic research" on his doorstep: The Fitzwilliam Museum.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

Many buildings in Herat city were relatively unaffected, but the mediaeval minarets of its famous mosques sustained some damage, photographs on social media showed.

From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2023

Also known as the Crookbarrow Hill, the mound is a registered monument with Historic England as the site of a mediaeval fortification.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2017

“The glamorous vast multiplicity, all made up of differences, mediaeval, romantic differences,” D. H. Lawrence wrote, in “Mr. Noon,” his semi-fictional account of crossing the Alps with Frieda Weekley after their elopement.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 11, 2016

I remember all those mediaeval paintings, the hand raised, open to show there is no weapon: Go in peace.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood