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Middle Ages^¹

/ˌmɪdl̩ ˈeɪdʒɪz/ UK, US

proper noun the Middle Ages · Middle Age · middle Age · middle age · Middle ages · middle Ages

The period of primarily European history between the decline of the Western Roman Empire (antiquity) and the early modern period or the Renaissance; the time between c. 500 and 1500 CE. The Geography of the middle Ages, ſays Mr. Juncker, ought to begin with the Diviſion of the Roman Empire made by Theodoſius the Great, about the End of the fourth Century, and muſt not reach farther than the Time of the Emperor Maximilian I. who divided Germany into Circles in the beginning of the X
Similar: Barbarous Age, Dark Ages

middle ages^²

proper noun the middle ages

Alternative letter-case form of Middle Ages “As we have,” he said, "in the course of this our toilsome journey, lost our meridian,* indulgence shall be given to those of our attendants who shall, from very weariness, be unable to attend the duty at prime, and this by way of misericord or indulgentia.”[…]* The hour of repose at noon, which, in

Middle ages^³

proper noun the Middle ages

Alternative letter-case form of Middle Ages

middle Ages^⁴

proper noun the middle Ages

Alternative letter-case form of Middle Ages

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name historical period

Español	Edad Media, medioevo, Medievo
한국어	중세 jungse
日本語	中世 chūsei
中文	中世紀 /中世纪 zhōngshìjì, 中古時代 /中古时代 zhōnggǔ shídài, 中古
हिन्दी	मध्यकाल madhyakāl, मध्य युग madhya yug
Kiswahili	Zama za Kati
Português	Idade Média, medievo
Français	Moyen Âge
Deutsch	Mittelalter
Italiano	Medioevo
Ελληνικά	Μεσαίωνας Mesaíonas
Română	Evul Mediu
Русский	средневеко́вье srednevekóvʹje, сре́дние века́ srédnije veká
Tiếng Việt	trung cổ, trung đại
العربية	الْعُصُور الْوُسْطَى al-ʕuṣūr al-wusṭā, الْقُرُون الْوُسْطَى al-qurūn al-wusṭā
עברית	ימי הביניים, יְמֵי הַבֵּינַיִם y'mei habeináyim

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@misc{middle_ages_2026,
  title = {middle ages},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/middle%20ages},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}