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gothic architecture

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  • noun 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

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hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. architectural style
  2. style of architecture
  3. type of architecture

hyponyms (4)

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  1. english-gothic
  2. english-gothic architecture
  3. perpendicular
  4. perpendicular style

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