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medieval

[mee-dee-ee-vuhl, med-ee-, mid-ee-, mid-ee-vuhl] / ˌmi diˈi vəl, ˌmɛd i-, ˌmɪd i-, mɪdˈi vəl /


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Mr. Naismith, a professor of medieval history at Cambridge University, notes that he came to the throne “under murky circumstances.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The duchy has its roots in medieval, feudal land ownership, but it has been having something of an image make-over, with an emphasis on social value, such as providing affordable housing and protecting the environment.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Even so, it looks much as it must have when Herriot lived here — modern businesses housed in medieval and Georgian buildings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

U.S. muscle cars are driven down the medieval streets here, where Americans outnumber Germans 2 to 1.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Perhaps from this mentality, as well as from uncritical literal copying, came the medieval habit of reporting reported observations and experiments as if they were original.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton



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