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Meaning of 'gothic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gothic [ a.]
- Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.
- Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions -- prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d. See Illust. of Abacus, and Capital.
2 . Gothic [ 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.
- A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines.
- The style described in Gothic, a., 2.

Meaning of 'gothic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gothic [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to the Goths
Example in sentence:
  • Gothic migrations
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths
Example in sentence:
  • the Gothic Bible translation
3 . gothic [ s]
Meaning (3):
- as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
Example in sentence:
  • a medieval attitude toward dating
Meaning (4):
- characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque
Example in sentence:
  • gothic novels like `Frankenstein'

Nearby Words:

got gote goter goth gothamist gothamite gothicism gothicize gothicized gothicizing

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