medievals
USmi-DEE-vuhlz/mɪdˈi.vəlz/UKmed-ee-EE-vuhlz/ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəlz/
- 1Plural of medieval.
The medievals understood the natural world largely through the lens of their faith.
Unlike modern commuters, the medievals measured the working day by the ringing of church bells.
Note
An adjective turned noun, and only the noun can take an -s. The plural carries both of its meanings. One is people of the Middle Ages, usually taken as a group with the (the medievals measured time by bells). The other is medieval examples of something already in view, as when manuscripts are sorted into the medievals and the later ones. The adjective itself never changes form.
medievals is a form of medieval
- Forms
- medievalmedievals plural
- Spelling
- medieval → medievals: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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