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Meaning of GAELIC

Pronunciation:  'geylik

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
  2. [adj]  relating to or characteristic of the Celts
 

GAELIC is a 6 letter word that starts with G.

 

 Synonyms: Celtic, Erse, Goidelic
 
 See Also: Celtic, Celtic language, Irish, Irish Gaelic, Manx, Scots Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Gael"ic\ (?; 277), a. [Gael. G[`a]idhealach, Gaelach,
    from G[`a]idheal, Gael, a Scotch Highlander.] (Ethnol.)
    Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders
    of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.
    
    
  2. \Gael"ic\, n. [Gael. Gaelig, G[`a]ilig.]
    The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of
    Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic.
    
    
 
Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

For automated test programs. Used in military, essentially replaced by ATLAS.

 

 

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