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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024Celt•ic /ˈkɛltɪk, ˈsɛl-/USA pronunciation n. - Language Varietiesa family of languages spoken by the Celts, an ancient W European people, and including the modern languages Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton.
adj. - Language Varietiesof or relating to the Celts or their languages.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Celt•ic (kel′tik, sel′-),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varietiesa branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including esp. Irish, Scots Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany. Abbr.: Celt
adj. - Language Varietiesof the Celts or their languages.
Also, Keltic. - Latin Celticus, equivalent. to Celtic(ae) the Celts (see Celtic) + -icus -ic
- 1600–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Celtic /ˈkɛltɪk ˈsɛl-/, Keltic n - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, still spoken in parts of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Brittany. Modern Celtic is divided into the Brythonic (southern) and Goidelic (northern) groups
adj - of, relating to, or characteristic of the Celts or the Celtic languages
Celticism /ˈkɛltɪˌsɪzəm ˈsɛl-/, ˈKeltiˌcism n |