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celt

1

[ selt ]

noun

, Archaeology.
  1. an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.


Celt

2

[ kelt, selt ]

noun

  1. a member of an Indo-European people now represented chiefly by the Irish, Gaels, Welsh, and Bretons.

Celt.

3
or Celt

abbreviation for

  1. Celtic.

Celt

1

/ kɛlt; sɛlt /

noun

  1. a person who speaks a Celtic language
  2. 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

  1. 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

You’re sitting there, flipping through channels or scrolling across a streaming platform’s feed, and you find a 60 minute exploration of Celt warfare, or siege engines of the ancient world.

Celtic ethnology and philology (see Celt) are still in the "age of discussion."

Four dialects are pretty clearly marked (see the article Celt: Language, "Breton," p. 328).

If the immediate result of the battle was a victory of Celt over Dane, the lasting effect was a triumph of anarchy over order.

Celt and Greek alike were usually absorbed and lost in the masses of the people to whom they came.

But the Teuton left little impression on the alien culture, while Achæan and Celt leavened the whole mass.

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