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gothic Definition
(a)
characteristic
of
the
style
of
type
commonly
used
for
printing
German
(a)
of
or
relating
to
the
language
of
the
ancient
Goths
; "
the
Gothic
Bible
translation
"
(a)
of
or
relating
to
the
Goths
; "
Gothic
migrations
"
(n)
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
(n)
a
heavy
typeface
in
use
from
15th
to
18th
centuries
(n)
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
(s)
as
if
belonging
to
the
Middle
Ages
;
old
-
fashioned
and
unenlightened
; "
a
medieval
attitude
toward
dating
"
(s)
characterized
by
gloom
and
mystery
and
the
grotesque
; "
gothic
novels
like
`
Frankenstein
''"
gothic Synonyms
black letter
Gothic
Gothic architecture
mediaeval
medieval
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