the Middle Ages

noun

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

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Ferrières-en-Gâtinais, The Eighth Prettiest Village In France, 2025 Ferrières-en-Gâtinais, an hour's drive south of Paris is home to a benedictine abbey, known for its magnificent library in the Middle Ages, picturesque bridges and architecture, as well as traditional markets. Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 The movie, set in a remote Scottish village in what seems to be the Middle Ages, is in the subgenre of folk horror, which locates destructive power in pre-modern lore. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025 Iommi added the diabolus in musica, an eerie tritone musical interval denounced as unholy and dangerous since the Middle Ages. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 25 July 2025 The tombstone is made from Gotland limestone, which was highly prized in the Middle Ages, and the relief depicts a knight sporting chainmail armor and mail leggings, with a sword and a shield. Jack Guy, CNN Money, 23 July 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 Aug. 2025.

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