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別の表記

• mediaeval (Commonwealth)
• mediæval (archaic)

語源

From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) +‎ aevum (“age”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/, /ˌmiː.diˈiː.vəl/, /mɪdˈiː.vəl/
• (General American) IPA: /mɪdˈi.vəl/, /ˌmɛˈdi.vəl/
• (Indic) IPA: /ˈmɛ.ɖɪ.ʋəl/, /mᵻˈɖi.ʋəl/
• 韻: -iːvəl

形容詞

medieval (comparative more medieval, superlative most medieval)

1. Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
   • 2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency‎:

     The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present.

2. Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:
   1. Archaic.
   2. Brutal.
      • 1969 March 24, New York Magazine, page 58:

        Brute force can get you into any apartment if you want to get medieval about it.

      • 2003, Robert Ludlum, The Janson Directive, page 579:

        "Oh, what a nifty idea," Collins said dryly. "Get a bunch of angry brothers with a blowtorch and some pliers and get medieval on his ass."

派生語

名詞

medieval (plural medievals)

1. Someone living in the Middle Ages.
2. A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).

   Thank God for modern remedies: the medievals were often useless or even harmful.

Further reading

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Mediæval, medieval, a. and sb.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 290, column 1.