"Brittonic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bɹɪˈtɒnɪk/ [UK] Forms: more Brittonic [comparative], most Brittonic [superlative]
Etymology: From Briton + -ic, with -tt- after Latin Brittō. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Briton|ic}} Briton + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} Brittonic (comparative more Brittonic, superlative most Brittonic)
  1. Brythonic; pertaining to the Celtic people inhabiting Britain before the Roman conquest, and to their language. Categories (topical): Language families
    Sense id: en-Brittonic-en-adj-BbCrPFwC Disambiguation of Language families: 62 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 76 24

Proper name

IPA: /bɹɪˈtɒnɪk/ [UK]
Etymology: From Briton + -ic, with -tt- after Latin Brittō. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Briton|ic}} Briton + -ic Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Brittonic
  1. The group of Insular Celtic languages.
    Sense id: en-Brittonic-en-name-ack9Sbkl

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