Gothic

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1 Noun

2 Adjective

3 Adjective

3.1 Translations

Noun

Gothic

An extinct language, once spoken by the Goths in what is now Ukraine and Bulgaria.

Adjective

Gothic

Of or related to the Goths.
Of or related to the architectural style favored in western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries.

Adjective

'gothic or Gothic

Of or related to a style of fictional writing emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting.

Translations

German: gotisch
Spanish: gótico m, gótica f

WordNet Definitions

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1. Gothic -- (extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas).
2. Gothic, black letter -- (a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries).
3. Gothic, Gothic architecture -- (a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches).

five

1. Gothic -- (characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German).
2. Gothic -- (of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths; "the Gothic Bible translation").
3. Gothic -- (of or relating to the Goths; "Gothic migrations").
4. medieval, mediaeval, gothic -- (as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating").
5. gothic -- (characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque; "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'").

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