Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Gael 'Gaelic person' (18-21 centuries), from Scottish Gaelic Gaidheal

Gaelic

 noun
     
Related topics: Languages
Gae‧lic [uncountable]
SLL one of the Celtic languages, especially spoken in parts of Scotland and in Ireland
—Gaelic adjective:
Gaelic poetry
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary