celt

[ selt ]

/ sɛlt /

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noun Archaeology.

an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.

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Origin of celt

1705–15; <Late Latin *celtis chisel, found only in the ablative case celte (Vulgate, Job XIX, 24)

Words nearby celt

celosia, Celotex, Cels., Celsius, Celsius scale, celt, Celtiberian, Celtic, Celtic cross, Celticism, Celticist

Other definitions for celt (2 of 3)

Celt

[ kelt, selt ]

/ kɛlt, sɛlt /

noun

a member of an Indo-European people now represented chiefly by the Irish, Gaels, Welsh, and Bretons.

Also Kelt.

Origin of Celt

1695–1705; <Latin Celtae (plural); in Greek Keltoí (plural)

Other definitions for celt (3 of 3)

Celt.

or Celt

abbreviation

Celtic.

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How to use celt in a sentence

You’re sitting there, flipping through channels or scrolling across a streaming platform’s feed, and you find a 60 minute exploration of Celt warfare, or siege engines of the ancient world.
‘Age of Empires IV’ is the History Channel in game form. Just don’t take it literally.|Cameron Kunzelman|October 29, 2021|Washington Post
Celtic ethnology and philology (see Celt) are still in the "age of discussion."
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Four dialects are pretty clearly marked (see the article Celt: Language, "Breton," p. 328).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
If the immediate result of the battle was a victory of Celt over Dane, the lasting effect was a triumph of anarchy over order.
Is Ulster Right?|Anonymous

Celt and Greek alike were usually absorbed and lost in the masses of the people to whom they came.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler
But the Teuton left little impression on the alien culture, while Achæan and Celt leavened the whole mass.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler

British Dictionary definitions for celt (1 of 2)

celt

/ (sɛlt) /

noun

archaeol a stone or metal axelike instrument with a bevelled edge

Word Origin for celt

C18: from Late Latin celtes chisel, of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for celt (2 of 2)

Celt

Kelt

/ (kɛlt, sɛlt) /

noun

a person who speaks a Celtic language

a member of an Indo-European people who in pre-Roman times inhabited Britain, Gaul, Spain, and other parts of W and central Europe

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