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gallicism

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɡælɪsɪzəm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of Gallicism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A loanword borrowed from French.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rhetoric

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Behaviour characteristic of the French people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a word or phrase borrowed from French

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: loanword, loan

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French gallicisme.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ֆրանսաբանություն (fransabanutʻyun) — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Bulgarian: галици́зъм (galicízǎm) — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Catalan: gal·licisme — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Czech: galicismus — a loanword borrowed from French
  • French: gallicisme — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Georgian: გალიციზმი (galicizmi) — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Hungarian: gallicizmus — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Italian: gallicismo — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Italian: francesismo — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Macedonian: галицизам (galicizam) — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Malay: galisisme — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Manx: Frangaghys — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Portuguese: galicismo — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Portuguese: francesismo — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Romanian: franțuzism — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Russian: галлици́зм (gallicízm) — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Spanish: galicismo — a loanword borrowed from French
  • Ukrainian: галліци́зм (hallicýzm) — a loanword borrowed from French