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GAELIC
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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 ("Gaelic" 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 "Gaelic"):
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)
Derivation:
Gaelic (relating to or characteristic of the Celts)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of the Celts
Synonyms:
Celtic; Gaelic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Celt (a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times)
Derivation:
Gael (a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man)
Gaelic (any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland)
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