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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgallon
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɡalɔ̃/
"Il achète l'essence par gallon."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A unit of capacity in the imperial and US customary systems, equal to 4 quarts (about 3.8 liters for US liquid or 4.5 liters for imperial).
"The family buys milk by the gallon every week to ensure they have enough." - 2
An indefinite large quantity or number, often used in the plural.
"After working hard in the garden all afternoon, she drank gallons of water."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old North French word 'galon' or 'galeon', meaning a bowl or liquid measure, which likely originated from an ancient Mediterranean root. It entered Middle English around the 13th century as a standard unit for measuring both liquid and dry capacities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gallon" is said worldwide
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gallon
Transliteration: /ɡalɔ̃/
"Il achète l'essence par gallon."
Gallone
Transliteration: /ɡaˈloːnə/
"Eine Gallone entspricht etwa 3,8 Litern."
gallone
Transliteration: /ɡalˈlɔːne/
"Ha comprato un gallone di vernice."
galón
Transliteration: /ɡaˈlon/
"El tanque de gasolina contiene varios galones."
galão
Transliteration: /ɡaˈlɐ̃w̃/
"Ela comprou um galão de leite."
गैलन
Transliteration: gailan
"कार की टंकी में कई गैलन पेट्रोल आता है।"
加仑
Transliteration: jiālún
"这辆车每加仑能开三十英里。"
갤런
Transliteration: gaellon
"우유 한 갤런을 사다 주세요."
ガロン
Transliteration: garon
"ガロン単位でガソリンを購入する。"
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