# Gallicization

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of Frenchification, the act or process of making French of more French-like, especially in formal and academic contexts.
2. The act of translation into the French language.
3. A translation into the French language.

## Etymology
From Gallicize + -ation, from Gallic + -ize, from Gallicus (“of or relating to Gaul and the Gauls”), used archaistically in New Latin and English in reference to modern France and the French. Cf. French gaulois and gallicisme.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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