The Clue
Architectural style (6 letter answer)
The Answer
GOTHIC
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Notes
The answer GOTHIC is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
GOTHIC as a noun:
1. 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
2. (Gothic, black letter) = a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
3. (Gothic, Gothic architecture) = 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 as an adjective:
1. characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
2. of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths; "the Gothic Bible translation"
3. of or relating to the Goths; "Gothic migrations"
4. (medieval, mediaeval, gothic) = as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating"
5. characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque; "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'"