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ERSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Erse" is a kind of...):
Celtic; Celtic language (a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Erse"):
Irish; Irish Gaelic (the Celtic language of Ireland)
Scots Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic (the Gaelic of Scotland)
Manx (the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions)
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