gallicization

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25
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30
Letters
13

Definition of gallicization

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (alt-of, countable, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of Gallicization.
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noun

  1. (alt-of, countable, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of Gallicization.
  2. (countable, uncountable)Synonym of Frenchification, the act or process of making French of more French-like, especially in formal and academic contexts.
    “The Gallicization of Algeria—at least the cities on its northern coast—was a national project for over a century.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)The act of translation into the French language.
  4. (countable, uncountable)A translation into the French language.

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Etymology

From Gallicize + -ation, from Gallic + -ize, from Gallicus (“of or relating to Gaul and the Gauls”), used archaistically in New Latin and English in reference to modern France and the French. Cf. French gaulois and gallicisme.

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