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==Overview==
High Gothic is the official language of the Imperium and used by Imperial officials, [[nobility]], members of the [[EcclisiarchyEcclesiarchy]], and those involved in high-level negotiations.{{Fn|4}}
High Gothic is a version of the language in which technical manuals and ancient works are recorded. This developed during the [[Dark Age of Technology]]. It derives from the common tongue of the time, an assimilation of English, European and Pacific languages, and developed in the Merican/Pacific region of [[Terra]]. This was the universal medium of written record until the [[Age of Strife]], and was spoken as a first language by many and as a second language by almost everyone. Its idioms and vocabulary now appear archaic and mystic, and many of its words have acquired religious significance over the years.{{Fn|1}}
