Medieval describes things related to the Middle Ages, the period in European history roughly from 500 to 1500 CE. It can refer to art, culture, architecture, or ways of life from that era.
From Medieval Latin “medium aevum” meaning 'middle age', formed from “medium” 'middle' and “aevum” 'age'. The English adjective “medieval” was later built from this phrase. It originally was a historian’s label, not something people of that time used about themselves.
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