Celtic
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Celt·ic 
[kel-tik, sel-] Pronunciation Key
[kel-tik, sel-] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 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. |
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| Celt·ic
(kěl'tĭk, sěl'-) Pronunciation Key
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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| celtic | |
adjective | |
| 1. | relating to or characteristic of the Celts |
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 |
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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.]
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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.
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