gallic
adjective
of or containing gallium, especially in the trivalent state.
gallic
1 American
[gal-ik]
/ ˈgæl ɪk /
adjective
Chemistry.
gallic
2
American
[gal-ik, gaw-lik]
/ ˈgæl ɪk, ˈgɔ lɪk /
adjective
Gallic
1
British
/ ˈɡælɪk /
adjective
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of or relating to France
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of or relating to ancient Gaul or the Gauls
gallic
2
British
/ ˈɡælɪk /
adjective
gallic
3
British
/ ˈɡælɪk /
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of gallic1
Origin of gallic2
1785–95; < French gallique; see gall 3, -ic
Origin of Gallic3
1665–75; < Latin Gallicus, equivalent to Gall ( us ) a Gaul + -icus -ic
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By comparison, he added, other species of azolla that grow in Asia and Africa are between 20 and 69 grams, gallic acid equivalents per kilogram dry weight -- too high for humans to digest comfortably.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2024
The researchers determined that Carolina azolla has a total phenolic content of about 4.26 grams, gallic acid equivalents per kilogram dry weight.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2024
“Talk about what you want,” he declared with a gallic shrug.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2016
A few chiselled cheekbones on display, some hats, mostly tipped to a gallic angle.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 30, 2013
Other remedies have gradually lost favor in the hands of those who have had most experience with the symptom and gallic acid and supra-renal extract, the older and newer remedy, are now little depended on.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
But while much of the food might be gloriously Gallic, Jean-Pierre, the Lanton caterer, insisted that the rush to feed the firefighters was not an exclusively French phenomenon.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Victory over France in round two of last year's Six Nations was delivered, in part, by Gallic butterfingers.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
“I had the urge to get up and walk out into the silence,” Mr. Tesson explains with his typical Gallic inscrutability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
Like any modern city, Paris’ early inhabitants raised their own food; the Romans, who called the place Lutetia, coaxed grapes and figs from the Gallic soil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
“He won it, if you really think there was a Gallic War ...” Caesar, from the first, had been the one historical figure Phineas refused absolutely to believe in.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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