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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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The technology is transforming the work of historians not only by decoding documents, but also by analysing millions of medieval manuscripts or helping read ancient scrolls.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Covering the top of the drain were flat stones, which are believed to be medieval masonry.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The term “countertenor” dates back to the Elizabethans, for whom it meant the medieval contratenor line that was sung against the generally larger and lower tenor voice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The walls of what is thought to be one of medieval England's earliest and largest leprosy hospitals have been uncovered in Lincoln by Time Team archaeologists.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Throughout his childhood in the medieval city of Speyer on the Rhine, his parents had struggled to make ends meet on his father's wages as a carpenter.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple


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