Cymric

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adjective

Cym·​ric ˈkəm-rik How to pronounce Cymric (audio) ˈkim- How to pronounce Cymric (audio)
variants or less commonly Kymric
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the non-Gaelic Celtic people of Britain or their language
specifically : welsh

Cymric

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noun

variants or less commonly Kymric
: brythonic
specifically : the Welsh language

Examples of Cymric in a Sentence

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Adjective
Spills in Chevron’s Cymric oil field had gushed more than 6 million gallons of wastewater and crude as of last June, but the settlement covers only 2 million gallons spilled from unidentified Kern County Chevron operations. Janet Wilson, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024
Noun
Chevron officials, for instance, were part of the team that responded to and probed the causes of last summer’s Cymric 1Y spill. ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1838, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Cymric was in 1838

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“Cymric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cymric. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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