Definition of Medieval in English :

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Medieval meaning in English

Meaning of Medieval in English

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Medieval

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Adjective

1. mediaeval, medieval

relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages

Example Sentences:
'Medieval scholars'
'Medieval times'

2. gothic, mediaeval, medieval

as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened

Example Sentences:
'a medieval attitude toward dating'

3. chivalric, knightly, medieval

characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages

Example Sentences:
'chivalric rites'
'the knightly years'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Medieval

see synonyms of medieval
adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or in the style of the Middle Ages
2. informal
old-fashioned; primitive

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Medieval

see synonyms of medieval
adjective
of, like, characteristic of, or suggestive of the Middle Ages

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Medieval

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adj.
1. also Medieval
a. Relating or belonging to the Middle Ages.
b. Of or relating to a historical period roughly coinciding with the European Middle Ages and characterized by feudal or aristocratic social structures, as in Japan or China.
2.
a. Suggestive of the Middle Ages, as in being hierarchical or cruel.
b. Informal Old-fashioned; unenlightened: parents with a medieval attitude toward dating.

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