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Revision as of 20:09, 24 August 2004 by Wetman (talk | contribs) (weighting the usages)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Besides its original meaning, "of or relating to the Goths, a Germanic tribe" and thus the Gothic language and the Gothic alphabet, and aside from its Early Modern connotations of "rough, barbarous," the word Gothic has been used since the 18th century to refer to distinctly different things.
Below are some other things that Gothic can mean:
- A style of northern European architecture, see Gothic architecture, Gothic art (for the corresponding style in other art forms), neo-Gothic
- A British literary genre from the late 18th and early 19th century: see Gothic novel.
- Two kinds of typefaces:
- Another name for Blackletter typefaces.
- Another name for sans-serif typefaces.
- In the 20th century the word came in use for a certain lifestyle (see Goth), music (see Gothic rock), and fashion (see Gothic fashion). When it is said, ""Gothic" can also be speaking of the Pagan Religion, of the Dark God and Goddess," this is the context.
- A roleplaying-computer game: Gothic (computer game)
- Gothic, an album released by the heavy metal/goth metal band Paradise Lost in 1992.
- Japanese Gothic typeface (ゴシック楷書) is a common printing style in Japanese printing.
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