gothic
- (a) characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
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(a) of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths
- the Gothic Bible translation
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(a) of or relating to the Goths
- Gothic migrations
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(s) as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
- a medieval attitude toward dating
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(s) characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque
- gothic novels like "Frankenstein"
Nouns
- (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 black letter,
- (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 Gothic architecture,