gaelic
Definition of gaelic:
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part of speech: noun
The northern or Gadhelic branch of the Celtic family of languages, embracing the Irish, the Highland- Scottish, and the Manx: ( more commonly) the Highland- Scottish dialect.
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part of speech: adjective
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part of speech: noun
The language of the Highlanders of Scotland; a dialect of the Celtic language.
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part of speech: adjective
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Common misspellings:
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- galic (63.6%)
- gailic (18.2%)
- gallic (18.2%)
Usage examples for gaelic:
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The rain and cold seemed to have no influence on their vitality and as they hurried past me with eager laughter and great talking in Gaelic they left the wet masses of rock more desolate than before.
"The Aran Islands" – John M. Synge -
In these, although Malcolm's small stock of Gaelic would betray them at once for other than they seemed to the first clansman who might address them, they could pass muster with any body of English troops they might meet by the way.
"Bonnie Prince Charlie A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden" – G. A. Henty -
I made some answer in the Gaelic more for the comfort of the Irish stranger than for the sense of what I spoke.
"A Sea Queen's Sailing" – Charles Whistler -
To this line of reasoning it might be answered, for one thing, that no one can tell how far Gaelic will go, in case our movement is a success, and that many a language formerly " universal" is today as dead as a door- nail.
"The Glories of Ireland" – Edited by Joseph Dunn and P.J. Lennox