Middle Ages
ˌmɪdəl ˈeɪdʒɪz
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Definition of Middle Ages - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

historyTECH.period in European history from 5th to 15th centuryTECH.
  • The architecture of the Middle Ages includes many famous cathedrals.
  • Knights and castles were prominent in the Middle Ages.
  • The Middle Ages saw the rise of feudalism.
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Expressions with middle

middle pathn.
moderate solution between two extremes
The committee agreed on a middle path for the budget.
middle groundn.
compromise position between extremes
They found a middle ground in their negotiations.
find the middle groundv.
reach a compromise between two different opinions or sides
We need to find the middle ground to solve this issue.
middle of nowheren.
very remote or secluded area
We got lost in the middle of nowhere.
be someone's middle namev.
show a quality is a strong part of someone's character
Patience is her middle name.
danger is one's middle nameexp.
be very fearless or act like a daredevil
He says danger is his middle name when he jumps off cliffs.

Expressions with ages

ages agoadv.
very long time in the past
We met ages ago in college.
for agesadv.
for a very long time
We haven't seen each other for ages.
in agesadv.
for a very long time
I haven't seen her in ages.
take agesv.
require a very long time to finish
The movie took ages to end.
be ages sincev.
indicate that a very long time has passed since something happened
It has been ages since we last had a family holiday.
we waited agesexp.
express spending a very long time waiting for something
We waited ages for the bus to arrive!
in the dark agesadv.
in a period long ago
That technology was used in the dark ages of computing.
through the agesadv.
continuously over a long period of time
Art has evolved through the ages.
wait agesv.
wait for a very long time
We had to wait ages for the bus.
down the agesadv.
throughout a long period in history
Legends have been told down the ages.

Terms related to Middle Ages

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agemiddleantiquitychivalryfeudalismknighthoodrenaissancevassalage

Terms with Middle Ages included in their meaning

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ancientadj.
antiquity
relating to the period before the Middle Ages
medievaladj.
history
related to the Middle Ages period
modern historyn.
world history
history starting after the Middle Ages to present
medievaladj.
behavior
brutal or harsh like in the Middle Ages
ancient historyn.
history
period before the Middle Ages including ancient civilizations
antiquityn.
early civilization
the ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages
Gothicadj.
architecture
relating to the style of architecture from the late Middle Ages
modern timesn.
history
period after the Middle Ages to present

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  1. French:Moyen Âge, ...
  2. German:Mittelalter, ...
  3. Italian:Medioevo, ...
  4. Spanish:Edad Media, ...
  5. Portuguese:Idade Média, ...
  6. Chinese:中世纪, ...
  7. Japanese:中世, ...
  8. Arabic:العصور الوسطى, ...
  9. Hebrew:יְמֵי הַבֵּינַיִם, ...
  10. Russian:Средневековье, ...
  11. Ukrainian:Середньовіччя, ...
  12. Hindi:मध्य युग, ...

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