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medieval
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Breaking Dawn, by Meyer
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- One chair seemed vaguely medieval, while a low ottoman by the fire was more contemporary and the stocked bookshelf against the far window reminded me of movies set in Italy.†
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- All I could picture in my head was a ridiculous medieval suit of armor.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(medieval) relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
(the period of European history between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance -- roughly 500–1500 AD)Often thought of as a time of instability, superstition, plagues, feudal lords, and knighthood. -
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, medieval may be used to refer to something as old-fashioned and unenlightened.