mediaeval

[ mee-dee-ee-vuhl, med-ee-, mid-ee-, mid-ee-vuhl ]

/ ˌmi diˈi vəl, ˌmɛd i-, ˌmɪd i-, mɪdˈi vəl /

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adjective

medieval.

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OTHER WORDS FROM mediaeval

an·ti·me·di·ae·val, adjectivean·ti·me·di·ae·val·ly, adverbpost·me·di·ae·val, adjectivepseu·do·me·di·ae·val, adjective

qua·si-me·di·ae·val, adjectiveun·me·di·ae·val, adjective

Words nearby mediaeval

Media Atropatene, media bubble, media center, mediacy, mediad, mediaeval, media event, mediagenic, medial, media literacy, medial moraine

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How to use mediaeval in a sentence

In doing so, he revealed the structures of an imperial ideology with a chronology and ambition that goes far beyond post-Soviet nostalgia to the mediaeval era.
Putin’s Invasion Of Ukraine Attacks Its Distinct History And Reveals His Imperial Instincts|LGBTQ-Editor|February 24, 2022|No Straight News
By the same token, we adopted very strange measures, you know — locking down, and shutting down our economies, these almost mediaeval ways of dealing with this pandemic.
Christine Lagarde and Klaus Schwab Discuss How to Overcome the World's Greatest Challenges|TIME Staff|September 1, 2021|Time
Doubtless the commentator habit is fixed in the nature of man; but it was pre-eminently mediaeval.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
There are many fine old churches and much mediaeval architecture.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy

The collection of paintings and mediaeval furniture is one of the best in England.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
In the North Choir Aisle, on opposite sides, may be seen two interesting mediaeval relics.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey|Thomas Perkins
There is no painted glass of mediaeval date to be seen in the church; such as we find is modern.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey|Thomas Perkins

British Dictionary definitions for mediaeval

mediaeval

/ (ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəl) /

adjective

a variant spelling of medieval

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