the Middle Ages

noun

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

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The museum displays pieces from the Middle Ages through the 19th century. Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025 This Greek text, which circulated broadly, especially in the East, was soon translated into Latin and became the basis of most Nativity traditions down into the Middle Ages. Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025 Pisans love to hate Florentines and have done since the Middle Ages when the House of the Medici fell, Guelphs fought Ghibellines and one of their own, Count Ugolino della Gherardesca, betrayed them. James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages, where her paintings will appear in dialogue with rare medieval manuscripts. Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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