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Kells, Book of

Pronunciation: /kɛlz/

Definition of Kells, Book of
  • an illuminated manuscript of the Gospels, perhaps made by Irish monks in Iona in the 8th or early 9th century, now kept at Trinity College, Dublin.

Origin:

Kells, the name of a town in County Meath, Ireland, where the manuscript was formerly kept

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