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Meaning of Gothic



Definitions of Gothic

1. [adj] - characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

2. [adj] - of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths

3. [adj] - of or relating to the Goths

4. [adj] - (literature) characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque

5. [n] - extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths

6. [n] - a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries

7. [n] - a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries

 

Quotes - Example use of the word Gothic

1. characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches

2. the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas

3. gothic novels like `Frankenstein'

4. Gothic migrations

5. the Gothic Bible translation





Gothic Synonyms

black letter

Gothic architecture

 

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