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gal⋅lon

  [gal-uhn]
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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·lon   (gāl'ən)   
n.  

  1. Abbr. gal.

    1. A unit of volume in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 4 quarts (3.785 liters).

    2. A unit of volume in the British Imperial System, used in liquid and dry measure, equal to 4 quarts (4.546 liters). See Table at measurement.

  2. A container with a capacity of one gallon.


[Middle English, a liquid measure, from Old North French galon.]
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Word Origin & History

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."
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Medical Dictionary

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
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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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