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gothic


gothic - noun

  • 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
  • a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
  • 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 - adjective

    • characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
    • of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths
    • of or relating to the Goths
    • as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
    • characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque

    gothic - thesaurus

    mediaeval British English spelling   medieval American English spelling but is sometimes accepted as British spelling  

    Scrabble score for gothic

    g is 2 o is 1 t is 1 h is 4 i is 1 c is 3
    Scrabble score = 12

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