celt

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Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/kɛlt/
See all 2 pronunciations
/kɛlt/ · /sɛlt/

Definition of celt

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (historical)A member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe called Celtae by the Romans.
    “The holiday evolved over centuries as it was observed by different groups, from the Celts to Germans to the Pennsylvania Dutch and eventually, by those in other parts of the US.”
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noun

  1. (historical)A member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe called Celtae by the Romans.
    “The holiday evolved over centuries as it was observed by different groups, from the Celts to Germans to the Pennsylvania Dutch and eventually, by those in other parts of the US.”
  2. A member of any of the (modern, Celtic) peoples who speak Celtic languages.
  3. A prehistoric chisel-bladed tool.
    “The later division of the Bronze age is characterised by the appearance of swords, spears, palstaves, and socketed celts.”

adj

  1. Synonym of Celtic.
    “In the thick of parties we become very Celt, disgusting the dull.”
    “Like Pris, he took after their mother, more Celt than English, wild and dramatic and mercurially alive.”
    “But his bitch queen was Saxon to the bone and her legacy showed in the sons that Vortigern bred off her. Katigern Minor might be young, but he has become what his grandfather never was – more Saxon than Celt.”
    “She answered with a smile and a nod. The woman was more Celt than Arienh had thought, and had clearly been deprived of women too long.”

name

  1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Constrained Energy Lapped Transform: a royalty-free lossy audio compression format for use in low-latency audio communication.

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Etymology

From Latin Celtae (singular Celta) from Ancient Greek Κελτοί (Keltoí). English Celts is from the 17th century. Until the mid 19th century, /sɛlt/ is the only recorded pronunciation. A consciously archaizing pronunciation /kɛlt/ was advocated during Irish and Welsh nationalism beginning in the 1850s.

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