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celt
1[ selt ]
noun
, Archaeology.
- an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
Celt
2[ kelt, selt ]
noun
- a member of an Indo-European people now represented chiefly by the Irish, Gaels, Welsh, and Bretons.
Celt.
3or Celt
abbreviation for
- Celtic.
Celt
1/ sɛlt; kɛlt /
noun
- a person who speaks a Celtic language
- a member of an Indo-European people who in pre-Roman times inhabited Britain, Gaul, Spain, and other parts of W and central Europe
celt
2/ sɛlt /
noun
- archaeol a stone or metal axelike instrument with a bevelled edge
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Word History and Origins
Origin of celt1
1705–15; < Late Latin *celtis chisel, found only in the ablative case celte (Vulgate, Job XIX, 24)
Origin of celt2
1695–1705; < Latin Celtae (plural); in Greek Keltoí (plural)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of celt1
C18: from Late Latin celtes chisel, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences
Celtic ethnology and philology (see Celt) are still in the "age of discussion."
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Four dialects are pretty clearly marked (see the article Celt: Language, "Breton," p. 328).
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If the immediate result of the battle was a victory of Celt over Dane, the lasting effect was a triumph of anarchy over order.
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Celt and Greek alike were usually absorbed and lost in the masses of the people to whom they came.
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But the Teuton left little impression on the alien culture, while Achæan and Celt leavened the whole mass.
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