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| Goth·ic [ góthik ] |
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1. of medieval architectural style: belonging to a style of architecture used in Western Europe between the 12th and 15th centuries, and characterized by pointed arches, flying buttresses, and high curved ceilings
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2. of medieval artistic style: belonging to a style of music, painting, or sculpture practiced in parts of Europe between the 12th and 15th centuries
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3. of Middle Ages: relating to or characteristic of the Middle Ages
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4. of eerie fiction style: belonging to a genre of fiction characterized by gloom and darkness, often with a grotesque or supernatural plot unfolding in an eerie or lonely location such as a ruined castle
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5. of Goths: relating to the ancient Goths, or their language or culture
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extinct language of ancient Goths: an extinct language formerly spoken by the ancient Goths in parts of Scandinavia and around the Baltic Sea. It belongs to the East Germanic group of the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages.
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| [Late 16th century. Directly or via French< late Latin Gothicus< Gothik (see Goth)] |
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  Goth·i·cal·ly adverb |
| Goth·i·ciz·er noun |
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