gallic

¹ American  

[gal-ik] / ˈgæl ɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. of or containing gallium, especially in the trivalent state.

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gallic ² American  

[gal-ik, gaw-lik] / ˈgæl ɪk, ˈgɔ lɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to or derived from plant galls.

   gallic acid.

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Gallic ³ American  

[gal-ik] / ˈgæl ɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to the Gauls or Gaul.

2. pertaining to the French or France.

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Gallic ¹ British  

/ ˈɡælɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to France

2. of or relating to ancient Gaul or the Gauls

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gallic ² British  

/ ˈɡælɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing gallium in the trivalent state

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gallic ³ British  

/ ˈɡælɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or derived from plant galls

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Other Word Forms

• Gallically adverb

Etymology

Origin of gallic¹

gall(ium) + -ic

Origin of gallic²

1785–95; < French gallique; gall ³, -ic

Origin of Gallic³

1665–75; < Latin Gallicus, equivalent to Gall ( us ) a Gaul + -icus -ic

Example Sentences

Chris Gallic, 30, said he doesn’t even remember his parents bringing up the Dow when they talked about stocks.

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A self-proclaimed “old-man investor,” Gallic said about 40% of his holdings are tied to the shares of his employer, a large tech company.

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Which isn’t to say that Gallic—or any of the younger traders interviewed for this story—expect the index to disappear soon.

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That these films now look so striking and preserve, as if in time capsules, both Paris and less urban Gallic precincts only increases their worth.

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“I had the urge to get up and walk out into the silence,” Mr. Tesson explains with his typical Gallic inscrutability.

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