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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Erse \Erse\ ([~e]rs), n. [A modification of Irish, OE Irishe.] A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called by the Highlanders, {Gaelic}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gaelic \Gael"ic\, n. [Gael. Gaelig, G[`a]ilig.] The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gaelic \Gael"ic\ (?; 277), a. [Gael. G[`a]idhealach, Gaelach from G[`a]idheal, Gael, a Scotch Highlander.] (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland; as the Gaelic language. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Gaelic adj : relating to or characteristic of the Celts [syn: {Celtic}, {Gaelic}] n : any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland [syn: {Gaelic}, {Goidelic}, {Erse}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: Gaelic For automated test programs. Used in military, essentially replaced by ATLAS.
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