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medieval literature

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

literature of the Middle Ages; all literary works written in the Middle Ages

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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  • Chinese Cantonese: 中世紀文學 /中世纪文学 (zung1 sai3 gei2 man4 hok6) — literature of the Middle Ages
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中世紀文學 /中世纪文学 (zhōngshìjì wénxué) — literature of the Middle Ages
  • Danish: middelalderlitteratur — literature of the Middle Ages
  • German: Mittelalterliteratur — literature of the Middle Ages
  • Japanese: 中世文学 (chūseibungaku) — literature of the Middle Ages
  • Marathi: मध्ययुगीन साहित्य (madhyayugīn sāhitya) — literature of the Middle Ages
  • Norwegian Bokmål: middelalderlitteratur — literature of the Middle Ages
  • Swedish: medeltidslitteratur — literature of the Middle Ages