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gothic


Definition: Meaning of, gothic in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈgɒθɪk /

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  1. as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
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    medieval, mediaeval
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  2. literature characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque
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Gothic


Definition: Meaning of, Gothic in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɡɒθɪk /

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  1. the Gothic style of building was common in Western Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries and included tall pointed ARCH es and windows and tall PILLAR s
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  2. a Gothic story, film etc is about frightening things that happen in mysterious old buildings and lonely places, in a style that was popular in the early 19th century
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  3. Gothic writing, printing etc has thick decorated letters
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Gothic used in phrases

  • American Gothic
    1. a painting by the US artist Grant WOOD, which shows a very serious-looking farmer holding a PITCHFORK, with his wife standing beside him
  • English-Gothic (noun)
    1. Tudor a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centred arch and fan vaulting
  • English-Gothic architecture (noun)
    1. Tudor a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centred arch and fan vaulting
  • Gothic arch (noun)
    1. instead of a keystone a pointed arch; usually has a joint at the apex
  • Gothic architecture (noun)
    1. 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 romance (noun)
    1. a romance that deals with desolate and mysterious and grotesque events
  • Gothic romancer (noun)
    1. a writer of Gothic romances
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