Celticityn.
/kɛlˈtɪsᵻti/, /sɛlˈtɪsᵻti/, U.S. /kɛlˈtɪsᵻdi/, /sɛlˈtɪsᵻdi/ Celtic quality or character; Celticness.
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Celtism1844
Celticity1859
Celticness1906
1859 Ulster Jrnl. Archæol. 7 73 The Formulas of Marcellus (the ‘Celticity’ of which Zeuss had disputed, but finally acknowledged).
1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Oct. 625/3 In his article..[he] not only denies the Celts a local habitation and a name but also refuses to accept Celticity as an explanation of certain ‘tricks of style, imagination and behaviour’.
2001 Guardian 12 Feb. ii. 16/3 John Cole, on the other hand, shares with Marr a northern Celticity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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