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a. [ L. Celticus, Gr. Keltiko`s. See Celt. ] Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes, literature, tongue. [ Written also Keltic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The language of the Celts. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The remains of the old Celtic language are found in the Gaelic, the Erse or Irish; the Manx, and the Welsh and its cognate dialects Cornish and Bas Breton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A custom of the Celts, or an idiom of their language. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To render Celtic; to assimilate to the Celts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] (Chem.) The first proposed name for a supposed new element of the rare-earth group, accompanying lutecium and scandium in the gadolinite earths. It is now considered identical to Lutetium. The proposed symbol was Ct (no period), but this name and symbol are no longer used. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]