| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | me·di·e·val |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m  d- v l, m d-, m -dvl |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also me·di·ae·val |
| ADJECTIVE: | also Medieval 1. Relating or belonging to the Middle Ages. 2. Informal Old-fashioned; unenlightened: parents with a medieval attitude toward dating. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From New Latin medium aevum, the middle age : Latin, neuter of medius, middle; see medhyo- in Appendix I + Latin aevum, age; see aiw- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | medi·eval·ly —ADVERB
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