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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 Keltoà (plural)
Other definitions for celt (3 of 3)
Celt.
or Celt
abbreviation
Celtic.
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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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