| Front | Gothic |ˈgɒθɪk| |
|---|---|
| Back | adjective 1 relating to the Goths or their extinct language, which belongs to the East Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. It provides the earliest manuscript evidence of any Germanic language (4th–6th centuries ad). 2 of or in the style of architecture prevalent in western Europe in the 12th–16th centuries (and revived in the mid 18th to early 20th centuries), characterized by pointed arches, rib vaults, and flying buttresses, together with large windows and elaborate tracery. English Gothic architecture is divided into Early English, Decorated, and Perpendicular. 3 belonging to or redolent of the Dark Ages portentously gloomy or horrifying: 4 (of lettering) of or derived from the angular style of handwriting with broad vertical downstrokes used in western Europe from the 13th century, including Fraktur and black-letter typefaces. 5 relating to goths or goth music. noun 1 the extinct language of the Goths. 2 the Gothic style of architecture. 3 Gothic type. DERIVATIVES Gothically adverb , Gothicism |-sɪz(ə)m | noun , Gothicize |-sʌɪz | verb |
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