Gallic - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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• 1 English
  • 1.1 Alternative forms
  • 1.2 Etymology
  • 1.3 Pronunciation
  • 1.4 Adjective
    * 1.4.1 Derived terms
    * 1.4.2 Translations
  • 1.5 References

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• gallic

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.

• IPA(key): /ˈɡælɪk/
• Rhymes: -ælɪk

Gallic (comparative more Gallic, superlative most Gallic)

1. (historical) Of or related to Gaul or the Gauls.
   Synonyms: Gaulish, (obsolete) Gallian
2. (historical) 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.
   • 1983 February 12, Michael Bronski, “Tootsie and the Gender Benders”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 29, page 13:
     This dislocation of gender roles in popular entertainment seems to have started with La Cage Aux Folles. This Gallic drag remake of You Can't Take It With You was a huge success at the box office while managing to present gay characters as comic though never foolish.

• gallice

• gallicism

• Gallicity

• gallicize

• Gallicness

• gallium

• “Gallic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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