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Definition of Gallic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Gallic

adjective
 
/ˈɡælɪk/
 
/ˈɡælɪk/
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  1. connected with or considered typical of France or its people
    • Gallic charm
    • He lifted his shoulders in a Gallic shrug.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGallic is used with these nouns:
    • shrug
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    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin Gallicus, from Gallus ‘a Gaul’.
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