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   gallon

   /ˈɡalən/

   noun

   • 1. a unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to eight pints or 4.55 litres. British
   • ▪ a unit of liquid capacity equal to 3.79 litres. US
   • 2. a large volume of something: informal "gallons of fake blood"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French galon, from the base of medieval Latin galleta, galletum ‘pail, liquid measure’, perhaps of Celtic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gallonage noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • G

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   • A

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   • L

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   • L

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   • N

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