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celt definition

celt (selt)

noun

a prehistoric tool of stone or metal, resembling a chisel or ax head

Etymology: < ML celtis < LL *celtis < Vulg. vel celte sculpantur in silice (Job 19:24); prob. ghost word (certe in other mss.) adopted as genuine by archaeologists

Celt1 definition

Celt (kelt; also selt)

noun

  1. a person who speaks a Celtic language or a descendant of such a person: the Bretons, Irish, Welsh, and Highland Scots are Celts
  2. a member of an ancient people in central and W Europe, reputedly including the Gauls and Britons

Etymology: Fr Celte, orig., Breton < L Celta, pl. Celtae (Gr Keltoi), the Gauls

Celt2 definition

Celt

Celtic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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