: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Celts or their languages
Celtic music
Celtic folklore
: a group of Indo-European languages usually subdivided into Brythonic and Goidelic and now largely confined to Brittany, Wales, Ireland, and the Scottish Highlands see Indo-European Languages Table
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
In the Celtic tradition of my ancestors, the Lughnasa festival begins at the start of harvest in August.
—Greg Burton, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024
Hearing those words, spoken in a gruff North of England accent, most Irish people over 40 will immediately start to hum a super-catchy guitar riff inspired by Celtic rockers Horslips.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
And first-century Celtic druids apparently used mistletoe to make a sacred fertility elixir—one historic use that presaged the plant’s now-dominant identity as an excuse for kissing.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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These simple cremation graves shed light on the lives and deaths of the less affluent members of the ancient Celtic community.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
In the Celtic tradition of my ancestors, the Lughnasa festival begins at the start of harvest in August.
—Greg Burton, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024
Hearing those words, spoken in a gruff North of England accent, most Irish people over 40 will immediately start to hum a super-catchy guitar riff inspired by Celtic rockers Horslips.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
And first-century Celtic druids apparently used mistletoe to make a sacred fertility elixir—one historic use that presaged the plant’s now-dominant identity as an excuse for kissing.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Celtic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Celtic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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