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    GOIDELIC

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotlandplay

    Synonyms:

    Erse; Gaelic; Goidelic

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("Goidelic" is a kind of...):

    Celtic; Celtic language (a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Goidelic"):

    Irish; Irish Gaelic (the Celtic language of Ireland)

    Scots Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic (the Gaelic of Scotland)

    Manx (the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions)

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