medieval

• medieveal
• (dated) mediaeval
• (archaic) mediæval

From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛd.i.ˈiː.vəl/, /ˌmiː.di.ˈiː.vəl/, /mɪd.ˈiː.vəl/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɪd.ˈi.vəl/, /ˌmɛdi.ˈi.vəl/
• Rhymes: -iːvəl

medieval (comparative more medieval, superlative most medieval)

1. Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
2. Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:
   1. Archaic.
   2. Brutal.
      • 1969 March 24, New York Magazine, page 58:

        Brute force can get you into any apartment if you want to get medieval about it.

      • 2003, Robert Ludlum, The Janson Directive, page 579:

        "Oh, what a nifty idea," Collins said dryly. "Get a bunch of angry brothers with a blowtorch and some pliers and get medieval on his ass."

medieval (plural medievals)

1. Someone living in the Middle Ages.
2. A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).

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

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Mediæval, medieval, a. and sb.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 290, column 1.

• IPA^(key): /medjeˈbal/
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: me‧die‧val

medieval (plural medievals)

1. medieval

• “medieval”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mə.ði.əˈβal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mə.ði.əˈval]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [me.ði.eˈval]
• Rhymes: -al

medieval m or f (masculine and feminine plural medievals)

1. medieval

• grec medieval

medieval m or f (plural medievais)

1. medieval

From medievo (from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”)) + -al.

• Hyphenation: me‧di‧e‧val

medieval m or f (plural medievais)

1. medieval

• Idade Média

Borrowed from French médiéval.

medieval m or n (feminine singular medievală, masculine plural medievali, feminine and neuter plural medievale)

1. medieval

• medioeval

• IPA^(key): /medjeˈbal/ [me.ð̞jeˈβ̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: me‧die‧val

medieval m or f (masculine and feminine plural medievales)

1. medieval

   El castellano antiguo también se llama español medieval.

   Old Castilian is also called Medieval Spanish.

• “medieval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014