All 3 Uses of
medieval
in
Queen of Babble
- It's hard not to be distracted by the sight of a set of high-fortified walls—Luke says they belong to the ancient medieval village of Sarlat, and that we can go there to shop if I want to.†
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- It's like a movie-set version of a French medieval village—only it isn't a movie set.†
- It's a real medieval village!†
Definitions:
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(1)
(medieval) relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
(The period of European history beginning with the fall of the Roman Empire and followed by the Renaissance -- roughly 500-1500 AD)Often thought of as a time of instability, superstition, plagues, feudal lords, and knighthood. -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, medieval may be used to refer to something as old-fashioned and unenlightened.