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moyen-âge

Middle Ages

noun mwah-YEN-AZH Rare
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Usage Note

Moyen-Âge (often written Moyen Âge without a hyphen in modern usage) refers to the European medieval period, roughly the 5th to 15th centuries. The adjective form is médiéval.

Examples

"Les châteaux forts datent du Moyen-Âge."

Natural Translation

Medieval castles date from the Middle Ages.

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