Gallic

Gallic

Gallic is an adjective that may refer to:
*Gaul, from which the name derives, a region of Europe comprising present-day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and parts of the Netherlands and Germany
*Roman Gaul, a Roman province in Gaul
*The Gallic Empire, a brief independent realm from AD 260 to AD 273
*The Gaulish language, a Celtic language spoken in Gaul prior to the Roman conquest
*An obsolete epoch of the Cretaceous, encompassing the Barremian, Aptian, Albian, Cenomanian and Turonian faunal stages.

As an uncapitalized adjective, gallic may refer to:
*gall
*gallic acid


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  • Gallic — Gal lic (277), a. [From {Gall} the excrescence.] Pertaining to, or derived from, galls, nutgalls, and the like. [1913 Webster] {Gallic acid} (Chem.), an organic acid, very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, being found in the free state …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gallic — Gal lic, a. [From {Gallium}.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, gallium. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gallic — Gal lic, a. [L. Gallicus belonging to the Gauls, fr. Galli the Gauls, Gallia Gaul, now France: cf. F. gallique.] Pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gallic — (adj.) 1670s, from L. Gallicus pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls, from L. Gallia Gaul and Gallus a Gaul from a native Celtic name (see GAELIC (Cf. Gaelic)), though some connect the word with prehistoric W.Gmc. *walkhoz foreigners (see WELSH (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Gallic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or characteristic of France or the French. 2) of or relating to the Gauls. DERIVATIVES Gallicize (also Gallicise) verb. ORIGIN Latin Gallicus, from Gallus a Gaul …   English terms dictionary

  • Gallic — [gal′ik] adj. [L Gallicus < Galli, the Gauls] 1. of ancient Gaul or its people or culture 2. French …   English World dictionary

  • gallic — [gal′ik] adj. Chem. of or containing trivalent gallium …   English World dictionary

  • Gallic — [[t]gæ̱lɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Gallic means the same as French. You sometimes use Gallic to describe ideas, feelings, or actions that you think are very typical of France and French people. The proposal has provoked howls of Gallic… …   English dictionary

  • gallic — gallic1 /gal ik/, adj. Chem. of or containing gallium, esp. in the trivalent state. [GALL(IUM) + IC] gallic2 /gal ik, gaw lik/, adj. pertaining to or derived from plant galls: gallic acid. [1785 95; < F gallique; see GALL3, IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • gallic — adjective a) Of, pertaining to, or derived from galls b) Of or pertaining to gallic acid or its derivatives …   Wiktionary

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