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Middle vs Medieval - What's the difference?

middle | medieval |

As nouns the difference between middle and medieval

is that middle is a centre, midpoint while medieval is someone living in the middle ages.

As adjectives the difference between middle and medieval

is that middle is located in the middle; in between while medieval is of or relating to the middle ages, the period from about 500 to about 1500.

middle

English

Alternative forms

* myddle (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A centre, midpoint.
  • The part between the beginning and the end.
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  • (cricket) The middle stump.
  • The central part of a human body.
  • (grammar) The middle voice.

    • Synonyms

    * centre, center * midpoint * midst

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Located in the middle; in between.
    • the middle point
    middle name, Middle English, Middle Ages
  • Central.
  • Pertaining to the middle voice.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * middle age * middle-aged * Middle Ages * middle child * middle class * Middle East * middleman * middle management * middle passage * middle path * middleware * middle way

    Related terms

    * mid- * middle- * middling

    Statistics

    * 1000 English basic words

    medieval

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mediaeval, (used for archaizing effect although non-contemporary), medireview (autocorrected misspelling)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from about 500 to about 1500.
  • Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages.
  • Archaic.
  • Brutal.
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    • Derived terms

    * medievaldom * medievalism * medievalist * medievalize * medireview

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone living in the Middle Ages.
  • A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).
  • * Thank God for modern remedies, the medievals were often useless or even harmful.