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gal

1  [gal]
–noun Informal.
a girl or woman.
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Origin:
1785–95; orig. dial. pron. of girl

Usage note:
See girl.
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2  [gal]
–noun
a centimeter-gram-second unit of acceleration, equal to one centimeter per second per second.
Origin:
1910–15; named after Galileo

Gal.

 
Galatians.

gal.

 
gallon; gallons.

Ga⋅la⋅tians

  [guh-ley-shuhnz]
–noun (used with a singular verb)
a book in the New Testament, written to the Christians in Galatia. Abbreviation: Gal.
Origin:
Galati(a) + -an + -s 3

gal⋅lon

  [gal-uhn]
–noun
a common unit of capacity in English-speaking countries, equal to four quarts, the U.S. standard gallon being equal to 231 cubic inches (3.7853 liters), and the British imperial gallon to 277.42 cubic inches (4.546 liters). Abbreviation: gal.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME galo(u)n, gallon < ONF galon, deriv. from base of ML gallēta jug, bucket, of uncert. orig.
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gal 1   (gāl)   
n.   Informal
A girl.

[Alteration of girl.]
gal 2   (gāl)   
n.  The centimeter-gram-second unit of acceleration, equal to one centimeter per second per second.

[After Galileo Galilei.]
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Word Origin & History

gal 
slang pronunciation of girl, 1795, execrated as a Cockney vulgarism. Gal Friday is 1940, in reference to "Robinson Crusoe."

gallon 
c.1300, from O.N.Fr. galon, corresponding to O.Fr. jalon "liquid measure," related to M.L. dim. form galleta "bucket, pail," also "a measure of wine," perhaps from Gaul. galla "vessel."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: GAL
Function: abbreviation
guardian ad litem
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gal
Function: abbreviation
1 galactose
2 gallon

Main Entry: gal·lon
Pronunciation: 'gal-&n
Function: noun
1 : a U.S. unit of liquid capacity equal to four quarts or 231 cubic inches or3.785 liters
2 : a British unit of liquid and dry capacity equal to four quarts or 277.42 cubic inches or 4.544 liters called also imperial gallon
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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gal. abbr.
gallon

gallon gal·lon (gāl'ən)
n.
Abbr. gal.
A unit of volume in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 4 quarts, 231 cubic inches, or 8.3389 pounds of distilled water (3.7853 liters).

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Science Dictionary
gal.  
Abbreviation of gallon
gallon   (gāl'ən)  Pronunciation Key 
A unit of liquid volume or capacity in the US Customary System equal to 4 quarts (3.79 liters). See Table at measurement.
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Computing Dictionary

GAL hardware
Generic Array Logic.
(1995-12-09)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
GAL
get a life
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Encyclopedia

gal

unit of acceleration, named in honour of the Italian physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) and used especially in measurements of gravity. One gal equals a change in rate of motion of one centimetre (0.3937 inch) per second per second.

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