the Middle Ages

noun

: the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500

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This inclination for the Middle Ages could be related to the fifth anniversary of the COVID pandemic. Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025 Much of the village has remained unchanged since the Middle Ages, and today harbors 13 classified historic monuments, including the 14th-century stone house, Maison Bordes, and a hospital dating to the 13th. Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 7 Apr. 2025 Every book was a laborious project during the Middle Ages. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2025 Catullus would be little more than a name and a reputation today had a single manuscript containing his poems not survived the Middle Ages. Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Middle Ages

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“The Middle Ages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Middle%20Ages. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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