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gallicization

Today it means: Synonym of Frenchification, the act or process of making French of more French-like, especially in formal and academic contexts. Full definition →

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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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