gallic

¹

[ gal-ik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

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

gallic

²

[ gal-ik, gaw-lik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or derived from plant galls:

   gallic acid.

Gallic

³

[ gal-ik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to the Gauls or Gaul.
2. pertaining to the French or France.

Gallic

¹

/ ˈɡælɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to France
2. of or relating to ancient Gaul or the Gauls

gallic

²

/ ˈɡælɪk /

adjective

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

gallic

³

/ ˈɡælɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing gallium in the trivalent state

Other Words From

• Galli·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gallic¹

C18: from French gallique; see gall ³

Origin of gallic²

C18: from gall ( ium ) + -ic

Example Sentences

It was bookended by a prelude in the Tuileries — where a choral rendition of Edith Piaf’s apropos “Sous le ciel de Paris” accompanied French swimming champ Léon Marchand taking a bit of Olympic flame to pass on to us — and a Gallic version of a Super Bowl halftime show, anchored by the band Phoenix.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Moving from a diet of meadow bugs and worms to a mash of corn flour and milk in its final sedentary weeks, this revered Gallic bird acquires a unique muscular succulence.

From New York Times

Laurent de Brunhoff, the French artist who nurtured his father’s creation, a beloved, very Gallic and very civilized elephant named Babar, for nearly seven decades — sending him, among other places, into a haunted castle, to New York City and into outer space — died on Friday at his home in Key West, Fla. He was 98.

From New York Times

Gallic acid is a stable phenol and has become a standard measurement to determine phenol content in food.

From Science Daily