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gallification

/ˌɡɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

gallification noun: the production of galls.

Noun (1)

gallification (uncountable)

  1. The production of galls.

Noun (2) capitalized: Gallification

Gallification (uncountable)

  1. The process of making something French; adaptation to French norms or values.
    • […] but the Emperor's visit has doubled the picturesque aspect of the place, and removed one great cause of complaint from those who sigh over the gradual disappearance of Oriental manners and the steady Gallification of Algeria.1866, George Augustus Sala, A Trip to Barbary by a Roundabout Route, page 183

Origin of gallification

From gall + -ification.

From Gallic (“of or relating to France or the French”) + -ification.

Questions about gallification

What does gallification mean?
Gallification means the production of galls.
What part of speech is gallification?
Gallification is a noun.
How do you pronounce gallification?
Gallification is pronounced /ˌɡɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.

Words near gallification in the dictionary

  1. gallied
  2. Gallien
  3. Gallienus
  4. gallies
  5. galliferous
  6. gallification
  7. Gallified
  8. galliform
  9. galliforms
  10. Galligan
  11. Galligans

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