gaelic

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: GaelicGoidelicErseCeltic

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and ScotlandSynonyms: GaelicGoidelicErse

Adjective (1)

  1. relating to or characteristic of the CeltsSynonyms: CelticGaelic
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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]
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]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

Gaelic

For automated test programs. Used in military, essentially replaced by ATLAS.

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