English dictionary
Gothic
/'g/A//T//I/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
Source: WordNet 3.0
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of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths
ExamplesThe Gothic Bible translation.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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of or relating to the Goths
ExamplesGothic migrations.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Pertaining to the Goths; as, <i>Gothic</i> customs; also, rude; barbarous.
Source: webster1913
noun
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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
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
Synonyms black letterSource: WordNet 3.0
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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
Synonyms gothic architectureSource: WordNet 3.0
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The language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century. See <u>Goth</u>.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
Source: WordNet 3.0
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characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque
ExamplesGothic novels like `Frankenstein'.
Source: WordNet 3.0