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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages;
- Example: "Medieval scholars"
- Example: "Medieval times"
[syn: medieval, mediaeval]

2. as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened;
- Example: "a medieval attitude toward dating"
[syn: medieval, mediaeval, gothic]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mediaeval \Me`di*ae"val\ (m[=e]`d[i^]*[=e]"val; 277), a. [L.
   medius middle + aevum age. See Middle, and Age.]
   Of or relating to the Middle Ages; as, mediaeval
   architecture. [Written also medieval.]
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mediaeval
    adj 1: relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages; "Medieval
           scholars"; "Medieval times" [syn: medieval,
           mediaeval]
    2: as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and
       unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating" [syn:
       medieval, mediaeval, gothic]