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• gallon — [gal′ən] n. [ME galoun < NormFr galon < OFr jalon < VL * gallone < stem of LL galleta, a jug] 1. a) a unit of liquid measure, equal to 4 liquid quarts (3.7854 liquid liters): the British and Canadian imperial gallon equals 4.54596… …   English World dictionary

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• gallon — /gal euhn/, n. 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). Abbr.:… …   Universalium

• gallon — [13] English acquired gallon from Old Northern French galon. This was a descendant of medieval Latin gallēta, a word for a ‘jug’ which was also used as a unit of measurement for wine. It may have been of Celtic origin. An early modern English… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• gallon — gal•lon [[t]ˈgæl ən[/t]] n. wam 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 …   From formal English to slang

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