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adj
Resembling or pertaining to Gormenghast, an enormous sprawling Gothic castle mired in inexplicable traditions, introduced in a series of novels by Mervyn Peake (1911-1968).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree English Gormenghast Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Gormenghastian From Gormenghast + -ian.
