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Words with a similar base: Gothic, Gothic_architecture

'Gothic'

[gothic.n.01] as in: 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

'Gothic'

[gothic.n.02] as in: a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries

'Gothic'

[gothic.n.03] as in: 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'

[gothic.a.01] as in: characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

'Gothic'

[gothic.a.02] as in: of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths

Examples:
the Gothic Bible translation

'Gothic'

[gothic.a.03] as in: of or relating to the Goths

Examples:
Gothic migrations

'Gothic'

[medieval.s.01] as in: as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened

Examples:
a medieval attitude toward dating

'Gothic'

[gothic.s.02] as in: characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque

Examples:
gothic novels like `Frankenstein'

Origins

					Gothic (English)
├── -ic (English)
│   └── -ique (French)
│       └── -icus (Dutch)
└── Goth (English)
    └── Gothes (Middle English (1100-1500))