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Definition of Middle Ages
1. Noun. The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance.
Exact synonyms: Dark Ages
Examples of category: Bloodletting, Cannon, Chain Armor, Chain Armour, Chain Mail, Mail, Ring Armor, Ring Armour, Ring Mail, Habergeon, Illumination, Miniature, Pavis, Pavise, Humor, Humour, Cockaigne, Courtly Love, Knight Errantry, Trivium, Quadrivium, Oberson, Titania, Esquire, Palatine, Palsgrave, Tristan, Tristram, Iseult, Isolde, Helot, Serf, Villein
Group relationships: History
Generic synonyms: Age, Historic Period
Examples of category: Bloodletting, Cannon, Chain Armor, Chain Armour, Chain Mail, Mail, Ring Armor, Ring Armour, Ring Mail, Habergeon, Illumination, Miniature, Pavis, Pavise, Humor, Humour, Cockaigne, Courtly Love, Knight Errantry, Trivium, Quadrivium, Oberson, Titania, Esquire, Palatine, Palsgrave, Tristan, Tristram, Iseult, Isolde, Helot, Serf, Villein
Group relationships: History
Generic synonyms: Age, Historic Period
Definition of Middle Ages
1. Proper noun. (history) The period of time in Europe between the decline of the Roman Empire and the revival of letters (the Renaissance) or, according to Henry Hallam, the period beginning with the sixth and ending with the fifteenth century. ¹
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