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medieval

[mee-dee-ee-vuhl, med-ee-, mid-ee-, mid-ee-vuhl] / ˌmi diˈi vəl, ˌmɛd i-, ˌmɪd i-, mɪdˈi vəl /


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Granada's famous Alhambra palace - a Unesco World Heritage Site of medieval Islamic architecture - "will remain closed this afternoon", the site administrators said.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

But officials confirmed no casualties or serious damage, notably to the southern city's Alhambra palace, a UNESCO-listed jewel of medieval Islamic architecture and the seat of Spain's last Muslim kingdom.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

She explores the use of the hash mark, a symbol dating back to medieval times, as a modern means of expressing irony online.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

"It is essentially a whole new field, bringing together a truly interdisciplinary range of expertise spanning fields from genetics to medieval history."

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Just as the astrolabe embodies the medieval application of mathematics to the heavens, the sector embodies the new technical skills of the mathematician applying himself to the world.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton



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