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Definition of Gothic
1. Noun. 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. Adjective. Characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German.
3. Noun. A heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries.
4. Adjective. Of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths. "The Gothic Bible translation"
5. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Gothic Architecture
Generic synonyms: Architectural Style, Style Of Architecture, Type Of Architecture
Specialized synonyms: English-gothic, English-gothic Architecture, Perpendicular, Perpendicular Style
Generic synonyms: Architectural Style, Style Of Architecture, Type Of Architecture
Specialized synonyms: English-gothic, English-gothic Architecture, Perpendicular, Perpendicular Style
6. Adjective. Of or relating to the Goths. "Gothic migrations"
Partainyms: Goth
7. Adjective. As if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened. "A medieval attitude toward dating"
8. Adjective. Characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque. "Gothic novels like `Frankenstein'"
Definition of Gothic
1. a. Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.
2. n. The language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century. See Goth.
Definition of Gothic
1. a style of printing [n -S]