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me·di·e·val
also me·di·ae·val (mē′dē-ē′vəl, mĕd′ē-, mĭ-dē′vəl)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.
[From New Latin medium aevum, the middle age : Latin, neuter of medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots + Latin aevum, age; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]
me′di·e′val·ly adv.
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medieval
(ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəl) ormediaeval
adj
1. (Historical Terms) of, relating to, or in the style of the Middle Ages
2. informal old-fashioned; primitive
[C19: from New Latin medium aevum the middle age. See medium, age]
ˌmediˈevally, ˌmediˈaevally adv
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me•di•e•val
or me•di•ae•val
(ˌmi diˈi vəl, ˌmɛd i-, ˌmɪd i-, mɪdˈi vəl)adj.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages.
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Adj. 1. [画像:medieval - relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages]medieval - relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages; "Medieval scholars"; "Medieval times"
2. medieval - as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating"
nonmodern - not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time
3. [画像:medieval - characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages]medieval - characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"
past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
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medieval
adjective (Informal) old-fashioned, antique, primitive, obsolete, out-of-date, archaic, prehistoric, antiquated, anachronistic, antediluvian, unenlightened, out of the ark There can be no excuse for these medieval methods.
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Translations
středověký
middelalderligmiddelalder-
keskiaikainen
srednjovjekovni
középkori
miîalda-, frá/sem lÿtur aî miîöldum
中世の
중세의
viduramžių
viduslaiku
middeleeuwermiddeleeuws
srednjeveški
medeltida
เกี่ยวกับยุคกลาง
Orta Çağa aitortaçağ
thuộc thời Trung cổ
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medieval
adj (lit, fig) → mittelalterlich ; in medieval times → im Mittelalter ; it’s positively medieval (practice, attitude) → es ist wie im Mittelalter
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medieval,
mediaeval
(mediˈiːvəl) , ((American) mi:-) adjective of, or belonging to, the Middle Ages. medieval plays/music. Middeleeus خاص بالقُرون الوُسْطى средновековен medieval středověký mittelalterlich middelalderlig; middelalder- μεσαιωνικός medieval keskaegne قرون وسطايى keskiaikainen médiéval שֶׁל יְמֵי הַבֵּינַיִים मध्ययुगीन srednjovjekovni középkori pertengahan miðalda-, frá/sem lÿtur að miðöldum medievale, medioevale 中世の 중세의 viduramžių viduslaiku Zaman Pertengahan middeleeuws middelaldersk, middelalder- średniowieczny مينځنى پيړى medieval medieval средневековый stredoveký srednjeveški srednjovekovni medeltida, medeltids- เกี่ยวกับสมัยกลาง Orta Çağa ait 中世紀的 середньовічний قرون وسطی کا thời trung cổ 中世纪的
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medieval
→ مُتَعَلِقٌ بِالْقُرُونِ الْوُسْطَى středověký middelalderlig mittelalterlich μεσαιωνικός medieval keskiaikainen médiéval srednjovjekovni medievale 中世の 중세의 middeleeuws middelaldersk średniowieczny medieval средневековый medeltida เกี่ยวกับยุคกลาง ortaçağ thuộc thời Trung cổ 中世纪的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009