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Gallic

Pronunciation: /ˈɡælɪk/

The English word “Gallic” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  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.

proper noun

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

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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