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Definition of Gaelic
1. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of the Celts.
2. Noun. Any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland.
Generic synonyms: Celtic, Celtic Language
Specialized synonyms: Irish, Irish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Manx
Definition of Gaelic
1. a. Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.
2. n. The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic.
Definition of Gaelic
1. Proper noun. Goidelic; any Goidelic language. ¹
2. Proper noun. Scottish Gaelic. ¹
3. Adjective. Of or relating to the Gaels, the Celtic peoples of Scotland, Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Gaelic
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaelic
Literary usage of Gaelic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"Across the sea front Wales lies the Isle of Man, where the Gaelic branch of the
Celtic held sway, and does to some extent still In ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The one of these was the metrical translation of the Gaelic Psalms, executed both
by the synod of Argyll and the Кет. Robert Kirke of Balquhidder; ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"With the coming of Christianity came a new phase of Gaelic literature. Saint Patrick
and his followers found a soil ready to receive the seed of ..."
4. Transactions of the Philological Society by Philological Society (Great Britain). (1893)
"ON Gaelic PHONETICS. By JH STAPLES. (Read at the Meeting of the Philological
Society, Friday, March 3rd, 1893.) THE speech sounds represented by the symbols ..."
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