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11gothic — gothically, adv. gothicness, gothicity /go this i tee/, n. /goth ik/, adj. 1. (usually cap.) noting or pertaining to a style of architecture, originating in France in the middle of the 12th century and existing in the western half of Europe… …
12Gothic architecture — See also: Gothic art The western façade of Reims Cathedral, France …
13Gothic Revival architecture — Notable Neo Gothic edifices: top: Palace of Westminster, London; left: Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh; right: Sint Petrus en Pauluskerk, Ostend …
14Gothic alphabet — writing system invented in the 4th century AD by Ulfilas, an Arian bishop, for recording the Gothic language; this writing system should not be confused with “Gothic script,” a way of writing the Latin alphabet. The Gothic alphabet had 27… …
15Gothic — adj. & n. adj. 1 of the Goths or their language. 2 in the style of architecture prevalent in W. Europe in the 12th 16th c., characterized by pointed arches. 3 (of a novel etc.) in a style popular in the 18th 19th c., with supernatural or… …
16gothic — adj. & n. adj. 1 of the Goths or their language. 2 in the style of architecture prevalent in W. Europe in the 12th 16th c., characterized by pointed arches. 3 (of a novel etc.) in a style popular in the 18th 19th c., with supernatural or… …
17Gothic runic inscriptions — Very few Elder Futhark inscriptions in the Gothic language have been found in the territory historically settled by the Goths (Wielbark culture, Chernyakhov culture). This is due to the early Christianization of the Goths, with the Gothic… …
18language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… …
19Gothic alphabet — noun The 27 letter alphabet of the Gothic language …
20gothic — I. a. 1. Of the Goths. 2. North European, non classic, non Romanesque. 3. Rude, barbaric, barbarous. II. n. Gothic language …
