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Gothic properNoun

  /ˈɡɑ.θɪk/ , /ˈɡɒθ.ɪk/
  • An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.
 gòtic

Gothic adjective

  /ˈɡɑ.θɪk/ , /ˈɡɒθ.ɪk/
  • Of or relating to the Goths or their language. [from 1611]
  • (architecture) Of or relating to the architectural style favored in Western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries, with high-pointed arches, clustered columns, etc. [from 1640s]
  • (literature) Of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with Gothic fiction, emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting. [from early 19th c.]
  • Of or relating to the goth subculture, music or lifestyle. [from 1980s]
 gòtic, gòtica

Gothicism noun

  /ˈɡɒθɪˌsɪzəm/
  • An early modern Swedish cultural movement glorifying the ancient Goths, who were thought to be the ancestors of the Swedish people.
 goticisme
neo-Gothic
neogòtic
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