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| 1. | [ adjective ] (medieval) relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages | |
| Synonyms: | mediaeval | |
| Examples: | "Medieval scholars" "Medieval times" |
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| Related terms: | middle_ages middle_ages | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (medieval) as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened | |
| Synonyms: | gothic mediaeval | |
| Examples: | "a medieval attitude toward dating" |
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| Related terms: | nonmodern | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (medieval) characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages | |
| Synonyms: | knightly chivalric | |
| Examples: | "chivalric rites" "the knightly years" |
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| Related terms: | past | |
| Similar spelling: |
mediaeval |
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