[syn: Celtic, Gaelic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gaelic \Gael"ic\ (?; 277), a. [Gael. G[`a]idhealach, Gaelach,
from G[`a]idheal, Gael, a Scotch Highlander.] (Ethnol.)
Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders
of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gaelic \Gael"ic\, n. [Gael. Gaelig, G[`a]ilig.]
The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of
Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Erse \Erse\ ([~e]rs), n. [A modification of Irish, OE. Irishe.]
A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is
spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the
Highlanders, Gaelic.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Gaelic
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the Celts [syn:
Celtic, Gaelic]
n 1: any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland
and Scotland [syn: Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
Gaelic
For automated test programs. Used in military, essentially
replaced by ATLAS.