Gallic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or related to Gaul or the Gauls.
  2. 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.
name
  1. An epoch from 130.0 ± 1.5 to 89.3 ± 1.0 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cretaceous.
adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from galls.
  2. Of or pertaining to gallic acid or its derivatives.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gallic: Of or related to ancient Gaul, the medieval Frankish kingdom, or its successor states.
  2. Of, related to, or containing gallium.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡælɪk/

Word forms

Gallic more Gallic most Gallic the Gallic

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.

Synonyms

Gaulish Gallian Frankish of or related to the medieval Frankish kingdom or the Franks French of or related to modern France or the French
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