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Celtic : adj : relating to or characteristic of the Celts [syn: Celtic, Gaelic]
(noun)
1: a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from
inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over
Europe in the pre-Christian era [syn: Celtic, Celtic
language]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Celtic : \Celt"ic\, a. [L. Celticus, Gr. ?. See Celt.]
Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes,
literature, tongue. [Written also Keltic.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Celtic : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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