Related Searches
Nearby Words
Synonyms

mediaeval

 [mee-dee-ee-vuhl, med-ee-, mid-ee-, mid-ee-vuhl]   Origin

me·di·ae·val

   [mee-dee-ee-vuhl, med-ee-, mid-ee-, mid-ee-vuhl]
adjective
medieval.
Related forms
an·ti·me·di·ae·val, adjective
an·ti·me·di·ae·val·ly, adverb
post·me·di·ae·val, adjective
pseu·do·me·di·ae·val, adjective
qua·si-me·di·ae·val, adjective
EXPAND
un·me·di·ae·val, adjective
COLLAPSE
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To mediaeval

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Mediaeval is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Collins
World English Dictionary
mediaeval (ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəl)
 
—adj
a variant spelling of medieval

medieval or mediaeval (ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəl)
 
—adj
1.  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]
 
mediaeval or mediaeval
 
—adj
 
[C19: from New Latin medium aevum the middle age. See medium, age]
 
medi'evally or mediaeval
 
—adv
 
medi'aevally or mediaeval
 
—adv

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

mediaeval
see medieval.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT