gallification

noun — 2 senses

gallification

nounalso spelled Gallification

/ˌɡɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology From gall + -ification.

1

The production of galls.

Gallification

noun

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

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:
Related terms
Gallian, gallification, Gallified

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