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Gal·lic

(găl′ĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to Gaul or France; French.
[Latin Gallicus, from Gallus, a Gaul.]
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Gallic

(ˈɡælɪk)
adj
1. of or relating to France
2. (Historical Terms) of or relating to ancient Gaul or the Gauls

gallic

(ˈɡælɪk)
adj
(Elements & Compounds) of or containing gallium in the trivalent state
[C18: from gall(ium) + -ic]

gallic

(ˈɡælɪk)
adj
(Plant Pathology) of, relating to, or derived from plant galls
[C18: from French gallique; see gall3]
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Gal•lic

(ˈgæl ɪk)

adj.
1. of or pertaining to the French or France; characteristically French: Gallic wit.
2. of or pertaining to the Gauls or Gaul.
[1665–75; < Latin Gallicus=Gall(us) a Gaul + -icus -ic]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. Gallic - of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls; "Ancient Gallic dialects"; "Gallic migrations"; "the Gallic Wars"
2. Gallic - of or pertaining to France or the people of France; "French cooking"; "a Gallic shrug"
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Translations
galský

Gallic

[ˈgælɪk] ADJ (= of Gaul) → galo ; (= French) → francés
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Gallic

[ˈgælɪk] adj (= of Gaul) → gaulois(e)
(= French) → français(e)
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Gallic

adj → gallisch ; the Gallic Wars → der Gallische Krieg
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Gallic

[ˈgælɪk] adj (of Gaul) → gallico/a; (French) → francese
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References in periodicals archive ?
The appearance of gallicising innovations might be explained by the greater familiarity of the scribe, who is also the compiler, with writing in French.
And even among the linguistic factors, though phonologies are essentially local, innovative or idiosyncratic orthographic conventions are not, and archaising or gallicising conventions have an intrinsically non-local element.

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