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Gaelic

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Gaelic (adjective)
  2. Gaelic football (noun)
  3. Irish Gaelic (noun)
  4. Scotch Gaelic (noun)
  5. Scottish Gaelic (noun)

Gael·ic

adj \ˈgā-lik, ˈga-, ˈgä-\

Definition of GAELIC

1
: of or relating to the Gaels and especially the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland
2
: of, relating to, or constituting the Goidelic speech of the Celts in Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Scottish Highlands
— Gaelic noun
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Origin of GAELIC

Scottish Gaelic Gàidhlig the Scottish Gaelic language, from Gàidheal Gaelic
First Known Use: 1741

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cognate, collocation, homonym

Rhymes with GAELIC

Gallic, malic, phallic, salic

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