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celtic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun celtic has 1 sense
- celtic(n = noun.communication) celtic language - a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era; Array is a kind of indo-european, indo-european language, indo-hittite
has particulars: erse, gaelic, goidelic, brittanic, brythonic
Derived form adjective celtic1
Adjective celtic has 1 sense
- celtic(a = adj.pert) gaelic - relating to or characteristic of the Celts; Array Derived forms noun celt1, noun celtic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
celtic, a. [L. Celticus, Gr. Keltiko`s. See Celt.].
Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes, literature, tongue. [1913 Webster]
celtic, n.
The language of the Celts. [1913 Webster]
" The remains of the old Celtic language are found in the Gaelic, the Erse or Irish; the Manx, and the Welsh and its cognate dialects Cornish and Bas Breton."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
celtic, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to the Celts.
--n. a group of languages spoken by Celtic peoples, including Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, and Breton.
--adj. of or relating to the Celts.
--n. a group of languages spoken by Celtic peoples, including Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, and Breton.
Idiom
Celtic cross a Latin cross with a circle round the centre.
Derivative
Celticism n.
Etymology
L celticus (as CELT) or F celtique
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