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Gallic
is always a great word to know.
So is oxide. Does it mean:
| a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms |
| pertaining to compounds that are not hydrocarbons or their derivatives |
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Word Origin & History
Gallic
1672, from L. Gallicus "pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls," from L. Gallia "Gaul" and Gallus "a Gaul" from a native Celtic name (see Gaelic), though some connect the word with prehistoric W.Gmc. *walkhoz "foreigners" (see Welsh). Originally used
EXPAND in Eng. rhetorically or mockingly for "French." Gallicism "French word or idiom" is from 1656.
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