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English-Gothic architecture

English-Gothic architecture

8.9
A style of English church design from the 1300s and 1400s with tall lines, Tudor arches, and fan vaults
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : arquitectura gótica inglesa
  • The cathedral is a masterpiece of English-Gothic architecture with its impressive fan vaults.

Examples

  • Tourists admire the vertical lines and elaborate stonework typical of English-Gothic architecture.

  • Many famous churches in England were built in the English-Gothic architecture style during the Middle Ages.

  • The English-Gothic architecture is stunning!

  • I love English-Gothic architecture!

  • Many famous churches in England were built in the English-Gothic architecture style during the Middle Ages.

  • The cathedral is a masterpiece of English-Gothic architecture with its impressive fan vaults.

  • Tourists admire the vertical lines and elaborate stonework typical of English-Gothic architecture.

Synonyms

English-Gothic
vsEnglish-Gothic architecture
  • Specialized
8.5

A style of church and cathedral building from 14th–15th century England with tall lines, Tudor arches, and fan-shaped stone ceilings

is identical in meaning but appears as a longer phrase in writing
perpendicular style
vsEnglish-Gothic architecture
9.9

A type of English Gothic building style from the 1300s with tall vertical lines, Tudor arches, and fan-shaped ceilings

is the same meaning but is written without that explicit label
perpendicular
vsEnglish-Gothic architecture
9.9

An English Gothic church style with strong vertical lines

is identical in meaning but prefers the fuller descriptive phrase

Surface Forms

English-Gothic architecture singular
English-Gothic architectures plural

Morphology

English-Gothic + architecture

The meaning is directly compositional: 'English' (from England) modifies 'Gothic' (a known architectural style) + 'architecture' (building style), so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer it denotes the Gothic architectural tradition of England. This adjective+noun pattern is a common, cross-linguistic composition and the hyphenation does not obscure the transparent relation.

Etymology

English-Gothic architecture comes from the way builders in England made the old Gothic style their own in the 1300s–1400s. Picture very tall churches with strong vertical lines and stone ceilings that open like a hand fan ('fan vaults'); that's why the name now means buildings with tall lines, fan-shaped ceilings, and low 'Tudor' arches.