gallicisation

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A form of gallicization — Synonym of Frenchification, the act or process of making French of more French-like, especially in formal and academic contexts.

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Meanings

gallicisation1

noungallicisation (countable and uncountable, plural gallicisations)

plural gallicisations

  1. UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of gallicization: alternative letter-case form of Gallicization.

Gallicisation2

nounGallicisation (countable and uncountable, plural Gallicisations)

plural Gallicisations

  1. UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of Gallicization.

Origin

From Gallic + -isation.

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APA

gallicisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallicisation

MLA

“gallicisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallicisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gallicisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallicisation.

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