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Definition of Celtic language
1. 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.
Generic synonyms: Indo-european, Indo-european Language, Indo-hittite
Specialized synonyms: Erse, Gaelic, Goidelic, Brittanic, Brythonic
Derivative terms: Celtic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Celtic Language
Literary usage of Celtic language
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1848)
"On the Importance of the Study of the Celtic language as exhibited by the Modern
Celtic Dialects still extant. By Dr. CHARLES MEYER. ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1840)
"THE HISTORY OF THE Celtic language.* WE have long entertained a growing opinion
that a knowledge of the Celtic languages is essential to the study of ..."
3. Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban by William Forbes Skene (1886)
"... for convenience sake, classed together as forming the Celtic language of the
British Isles ; but the difference between them is marked and wide, ..."
4. The Contemporary Review (1870)
"... spoke a Celtic language ; and that Celtic language, whether Cymric or Gaelic,
spread over the ..."
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