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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GALLIC

From gall(ium) + -ic.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GALLIC

gallic  [ˈɡælɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GALLIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gallic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GALLIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gallic

Gallic is an adjective that may refer to: ▪ Gaul, from which the name derives, a region of Europe roughly corresponding to modern France and parts of the surrounding countries ▪ Gauls, the Celtic people of this region ▪ A synonym for French ▪ Roman Gaul, a Roman province in Gaul ▪ Gallic Empire, a brief independent realm from AD 260 to AD 273 ▪ Gaulish language, a Celtic language spoken in Gaul prior to the Roman conquest ▪ Gallic epoch, an obsolete epoch of the Cretaceous ▪ Gallican Rite, an ancient church rite ▪ Gallicanism and Gallican Church, a political-religious philosophy ▪ SS Gallic, two ships of the White Star Line As an uncapitalized adjective, gallic may refer to: ▪ gallic acid, a phenolic compound...

Definition of gallic in the English dictionary

The definition of gallic in the dictionary is of or containing gallium in the trivalent state.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GALLIC


acromegalic
ˌækrəʊmɪˈɡælɪk
alec
ˈælɪk
bimetallic
ˌbaɪmɪˈtælɪk
cephalic
sɪˈfælɪk
cytomegalic
ˌsaɪtəʊmɪˈɡælɪk
Daedalic
dɪˈdælɪk
intermetallic
ˌɪntəmɪˈtælɪk
italic
ɪˈtælɪk
italics
ɪˈtælɪk
malic
ˈmælɪk
malik
ˈmælɪk
mesencephalic
ˌmɛsɛnsɪˈfælɪk
metallic
mɪˈtælɪk
nonmetallic
ˌnɒnmɪˈtælɪk
organometallic
ɔːˌɡænəʊmɪˈtælɪk
phallic
ˈfælɪk
pyrogallic
ˌpaɪrəʊˈɡælɪk
salic
ˈsælɪk
smart-aleck
ˈsmɑːtˌælɪk
terephthalic
ˌtɛrɛfˈθælɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GALLIC

galliambic
galliard
galliardise
galliass
gallic acid
gallica
Gallican
Gallicanism
Gallice
Gallicisation
Gallicise
Galliciser
Gallicism
Gallicization
Gallicize
Gallicizer
galligaskins
gallimaufries
gallimaufry
gallinacean

WORDS THAT END LIKE GALLIC

Cyrillic
glycollic
heterothallic
homothallic
idyllic
intervallic
ithyphallic
medallic
mesophyllic
monometallic
multimetallic
orsellic
prothallic
scalpellic
semicrystallic
semimetallic
sibyllic
symmetallic
thallic
vanillic

Synonyms and antonyms of gallic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gallic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GALLIC

Find out the translation of gallic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gallic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gallic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

没食子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gálico
570 millions of speakers

English

gallic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्ऱांस देश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

галловая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gálico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gallic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gaulois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gallic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gallisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

没食子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갈산
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gallic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hóa Ga líc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காலிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गौण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gallik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gallico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

galusowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

галловая
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

galic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γαλλικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Galliese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gallic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gallic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gallic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GALLIC»

The term «gallic» is regularly used and occupies the 69.092 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of gallic
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GALLIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gallic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gallic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gallic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GALLIC»

Discover the use of gallic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gallic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Gallic War
Julius Caesar's fascinating account of his conquests offers a trove of priceless details about the cultures of Gaul, Germany, and Britain during the First century B.C.—and of the great man himself.
Julius Caesar, 2012
2
Caesar's Gallic Wars: 58-50 BC
The author uses Caesar's commentaries on his Gallic Wars along with other surviving evidence to discuss the importance of the Gallic Wars in the context of the collapse of the Roman Republic.
Catherine Gilliver, Kate Gilliver, 2002
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Caesar's Gallic War: Interlinear Translation
Commentaries of Caesar on the Gallic War. The original text reduced to the natural English order with a literal interlinear translation of the first seven books.
Julius Caesar, 2008
4
Hector and the Search for Happiness: A Novel
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Simon Pegg, Toni Collette, and Christopher Plummer The international bestseller with more than two million copies sold “Once upon a time there was a young psychiatrist called Hector who was not ...
Francois Lelord, 2010
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Caesar's Gallic War, Book: Being the Latin Text in the ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Julius Caesar, 2011
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The Elegance of the Hedgehog
But unknown to them both, the sudden death of one of their privileged neighbours will dramatically alter their lives forever. By turn moving and hilarious, this unusual novel became the top-selling book in France in 2007.
Muriel Barbery, 2011
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The Gallic War: Seven Commentaries on The Gallic War with an ...
This new translation reflects the purity of Caesar's Latin while preserving the pace and flow of his momentous narrative. As well as an introduction and notes, this edition offers maps, a table of dates, and a glossary.
Julius Caesar, 1996
8
Rome's Enemies (2): Gallic and British Celts
A sentiment the Gauls were soon to experience first hand. This fascinating work by Peter Wilcox explores the history, dress and equipment of Rome's Celtic enemies.
Peter Wilcox, 1985
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Seven commentaries on the Gallic war
The introduction includes a survey of Caesar's role and reputation in later thought, while detailednotes, maps, a table of dates, and glossary make this the most useful edition available.
Julius Caesar, Carolyn Hammond, Aulus Hirtius, 1999
10
Caesar's Gallic Triumph: Alesia 52BC
Peter Inker reconstructs the battle and siege in graphic detail, and questions common assumptions about the campaign.
Peter A. Inker, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GALLIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gallic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Franschhoek shows its Gallic flair
Cape Town - Francophiles dusted off their berets and dressed up in their finest red, white and blue attire for the Franschhoek Bastille Festival ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
2
Best holiday reads 2015
Also in my bag will be Pascal Garnier's Boxes (Gallic Books £7.99), which is sure to freeze the cockles of my heart nicely. For those ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Travel tips: tranquil Teesdale, buzzing Budapest, plus deals of the …
Where to eat. If you've been inspired by the Gallic flair on display at the Bowes Museum, follow it up with a visit to the Forresters Hotel in ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
How Omar Sharif Worked For Religious Tolerance
Despite the familiarity of such onscreen Gallic friendships between young Jewish boys and older French people in Claude Berri's “The Two of ... «Forward, Jul 15»
5
I took the millennial wine challenge and found a keeper or two
I also fell for the Eric Texier Chat Fou Côtes du Rhône, which featured the floral character of Rhône wines yet thumbed a Gallic nose at ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
Raphael Jacquelin has eyes on prize in Gullane
RAPHAEL Jacquelin has taken part in two Scottish Open celebrations, spraying Gallic compatriots Thomas Levet and Gregory Havret with ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
7
Drinks Cabinet: Some Gallic stormers to ring in Bastille Day
Celebrated across the whole of France, passions run high on Bastille Day, which marks the beginning of the French Revolution and storming of ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
A Gallic great
Over the past few years, France has produced some of Europe's most striking and original crime novelists. Bernard Minier is up there with the ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
9
Vive l'indifférence: Can Paris rehabilitate its reputation for rudeness?
In 2007, the tourism board produced a pamphlet of “Gallic gestures” with the aim of convincing unimpressed or wary tourists that dour-seeming ... «National Post, Jul 15»
10
I think therefore I am glum: the fall of French intellectuals
As the progressive thinker Paul Lafargue put it, with a big dollop of Gallic self-satisfaction: “All socialists have two fatherlands: the place where ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»

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