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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Celtic \Celt"ic\ (s[e^]lt"[i^]k; k[e^]lt"[i^]k), adjective [L. Celticus, Gr. Keltiko's. See {Celt}.] Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes, literature, tongue. [Written also {Keltic}.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Celtic \Celt"ic\, noun 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Celtic
adjective: relating to or characteristic of the Celts [syn: {Gaelic}]
noun: a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era [syn: {Celtic language}]
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