Meaning of CELTIC
| Pronunciation: | | 'keltik
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- [n] a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era
- [adj] relating to or characteristic of the Celts
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| | Synonyms: | | Celtic language, Gaelic |
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| | See Also: | | Brittanic, Brythonic, Erse, Gaelic, Goidelic, Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Celt"ic\, a. [L. Celticus, Gr. ?. See {Celt}.]
Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes,
literature, tongue. [Written also {Keltic}.]
\Celt"ic\, n.
The language of the Celts.
Note: 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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