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Gaelic has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland

Adjective
1

relating to or characteristic of the Celts

2

Of or relating to the Gaels, the Celtic peoples of Scotland, Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages.

Proper Noun
1

Goidelic; any Goidelic language.

2

Irish Gaelic.

See Also
mcmahon lughnasadh gaelophone gadhelic manx gaelic finley mcleod brandon
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Celtic
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Irish Scottish Gaelic Manx

Origin

The word comes from Gael combined with the suffix -ic. It originally referred to something related to the Gael language or people.

Rhyming Words
ilic flic relic folic telic melic colic kilic holic malic hylic eolic dulic aulic xylic salic philic aholic italic exilic
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