# Middle Ages

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌmɪdl̩ ˈeɪdʒɪz/

## Definitions
1. The period of primarily European history between the decline of the Western Roman Empire (antiquity) and the early modern period or the Renaissance; the time between c. 500 and 1500 CE.

## Source
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