[kel-tik, sel-] 
| 1. | a 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. Abbreviation: Celt |
| 2. | of the Celts or their languages. |
| Celt·ic (kěl'tĭk, sěl'-) n. A subfamily of the Indo-European language family comprising the Insular and the Continental branches. adj. Of or relating to the Celtic people and languages. |
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