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gallic

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɡælɪk/

Definition of gallic

8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (historical)Of or related to Gaul or the Gauls.
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adj

  1. (historical)Of or related to Gaul or the Gauls.
  2. (historical)Synonym of Frankish, of or related to the medieval Frankish kingdom or the Franks.
  3. Synonym of French, of or related to modern France or the French.
    “This dislocation of gender roles in popular entertainment seems to have started with La Cage Aux Folles. This Gallic drag remake of You Can't Take It With You was a huge success at the box office while managing to present gay characters as comic though never foolish.”
  4. (not-comparable)Of, pertaining to, or derived from galls.
  5. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to gallic acid or its derivatives.
  6. (alt-of, not-comparable)Alternative letter-case form of Gallic: Of or related to ancient Gaul, the medieval Frankish kingdom, or its successor states.
  7. (not-comparable)Of, related to, or containing gallium.

name

  1. An epoch from 130.0 ± 1.5 to 89.3 ± 1.0 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cretaceous.

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Etymology

From Latin Gallicus (“of or related to Gaul”), from Gallia (“Gaul”) + -icus (“-ic: forming adj.”), used archaically in New Latin and English in reference to modern France.

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