gothic

From goth +‎ -ic, see Gothic.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɒθ.ɪk/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑ.θɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɒθɪk

gothic (comparative more gothic, superlative most gothic)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Gothic.
   • 1957 August, H. P. White, “The Tonbridge-Hastings Line and its Traffic”, in Railway Magazine, page 529:

     Frant and Etchingham [station buildings] are more flamboyantly gothic and are built of ragstone.

   • 2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 6 April 2017:

     By now South Koreans understand Pyongyang’s logic and know North Korea is highly unlikely to make good on its gothic threats.

Borrowed from English gothic.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.tɪk/

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• Hyphenation: go‧thic

gothic m (plural gothics, no diminutive)

1. a goth, a member of gothic subculture
2. (uncountable) the goth subculture