Brythonic

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Brythonic denoting, relating to, or belonging to the southern group of Celtic languages, consisting of Welsh, Cornish, and Breton. They were spoken in Britain before and during the Roman occupation, surviving as Welsh and Cornish after the Anglo-Saxon invasions, and being taken to Brittany by emigrants.

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Brythonic

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Brythonic pert. to the Celts of South Britain. XIX. f. W. Brython Britons (:- Celtic *Brittones. pl. of *Britto BRITTON) + -IC.

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