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both | goth |

As a determiner both

is each of the two; one and the other.

As a conjunction both

is including both (used with and).

As a noun goth is

a member of the east germanic tribe, who invaded the roman empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries.

both

English

Alternative forms

* bothe (archaic)

Determiner

(en determiner)
  • Each of the two; one and the other.
  • * (Bible), (w) xxi. 27
  • Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
  • * (1678-1751)
  • He will not bear the loss of his rank, because he can bear the loss of his estate; but he will bear both , because he is prepared for both.
  • *
  • Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample
  • , volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains , passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
  • (obsolete) Each of more than two.
  • * (Oliver Goldsmith) (1730-1774)
  • Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound.
  • * (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) (1772-1834)
  • He prayeth well who loveth well both man and bird and beast.

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • including both (used with and)
  • Both you and I are students

    See also

    (various semantically related terms) * * * couple * double * dual * neither * pair * second * twice * two

    goth

    English

    (Goth subculture)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) A punk-derived subculture of people who predominately dress in black.
  • * {{quote-song
  • , year = 2005 , title = Goth Girls , composer = (MC Frontalot) , album = Nerdcore Rising , url = http://frontalot.com/index.php/?page=lyrics&lyricid=14 }}
    I think that goth could flower in nerdcore's embrace.
    I converted Edward Gorey's lettering into a typeface,
    befriended vampires on LJ and MySpace,
    even put that spooky echo filter on the bass
    Philip had been into goth for many years.
  • (uncountable, music) A style of punk rock influenced by glam rock; gothic rock.
  • (countable) A person who is part of the goth subculture.
  • We saw a solitary goth hanging out on the steps of the train station.

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Relating to this music or these people.
  • With her black clothes and dyed hair, Melanie looked very goth compared to her classmates.

    Derived terms

    * cybergoth * gothness * goth up * mallgoth

    See also

    * gothic * Gothic ----