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"expansion": "Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”)",
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix, “cup”), Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa, “jar, pitcher; measure of liquid”). Related to Old French gille (“wine measure”) (from Medieval Latin gillō (“earthenware jar”)), Old French jale (“bowl”), Old French jaloie (“measure of capacity”).",
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"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "加侖"
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"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
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"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
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"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
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"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "ガロン"
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"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "갤런"
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"masculine"
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"word": "congius"
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"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
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"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
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"word": "gallon"
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"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
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"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
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"masculine"
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"roman": "gallón",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
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"masculine"
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"word": "галло́н"
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"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "galan"
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"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
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"masculine"
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"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
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"word": "แกลลอน"
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"exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon"
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"231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a \"U.S. liquid gallon\")"
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"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
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"code": "ka",
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "galóni",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
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"word": "γαλόνι"
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"word": "แกลลอน"
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"_dis1": "2 5 39 51 2",
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"word": "galông"
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"code": "vi",
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"A large quantity (of any liquid)."
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"sense": "a large quantity",
"word": "แกลลอน"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 2 4 91",
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"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "tǎng",
"sense": "a large quantity",
"word": "ถัง"
}
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}
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"rhymes": "-ælən"
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"word": "10-gallon hat"
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{
"word": "ten-gallon hat"
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{
"word": "Winchester gallon"
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{
"word": "wine gallon"
}
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"2": "galão",
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"2": "galon",
"bor": "1"
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: galon"
},
{
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{
"args": {
"1": "sw",
"2": "galoni",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Swahili: galoni",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Swahili: galoni"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "tr",
"2": "galon",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Turkish: galon",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Turkish: galon"
}
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "gallon"
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"expansion": "Middle English gallon",
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{
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"1": "enm",
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"2": "galun"
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"1": "en",
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"2": "galon",
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"1": "en",
"2": "LL.",
"3": "galum"
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"expansion": "Late Latin galum",
"name": "der"
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{
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"1": "la",
"2": "galus",
"3": "",
"4": "measure of wine"
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{
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"2": "VL.",
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"4": "",
"5": "vessel"
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"expansion": "Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”)",
"name": "der"
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{
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"1": "en",
"2": "cel-gau"
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{
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"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
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"4": "",
"5": "goblet"
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"name": "der"
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{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "κύλιξ",
"3": "",
"4": "cup"
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{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "कलश",
"3": "",
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{
"args": {
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"2": "gille",
"3": "",
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"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
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"3": "",
"4": "earthenware jar"
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{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "jale",
"3": "",
"4": "bowl"
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "jaloie",
"3": "",
"4": "measure of capacity"
},
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"volume"
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"Canadian English"
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"glosses": [
"exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon"
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"liter",
"liter"
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[
"imperial gallon",
"imperial gallon"
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"(British, Canada) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon"
],
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"Canada"
]
},
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"categories": [
"American English"
],
"glosses": [
"231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a \"U.S. liquid gallon\")"
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[
"cubic",
"cubic"
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[
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[
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"liquid"
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],
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"US"
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},
{
"categories": [
"American English"
],
"glosses": [
"one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a \"U.S. dry gallon\")."
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(US) one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a \"U.S. dry gallon\")."
],
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"US"
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},
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"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A large quantity (of any liquid)."
],
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"(in the plural, informal) A large quantity (of any liquid)."
],
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"in-plural",
"informal"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈɡælən/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ælən"
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"audio": "en-us-gallon.ogg",
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"tags": [
"US"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḡālūn",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "غَالُون"
},
{
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "gālōn",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "قالون"
},
{
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "jālōn",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "جالون"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "galon",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "галон"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "galó"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "sutlilodv",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "ᏑᏟᎶᏛ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "加侖"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiālún",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "加仑"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "galon"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "galono"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "gallona"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "gallon"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "galón"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "galoni",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "გალონი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Gallone"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "galóni",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "γαλόνι"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "gallon"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "galún"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "garon",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "ガロン"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gaelleon",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "갤런"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "congius"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "gálon",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "га́лон"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "kārani"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"Jersey",
"masculine"
],
"word": "gallon"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "galon"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "galão"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gallón",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "галло́н"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "galan"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "galón"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "galoni"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "galon"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "แกลลอน"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "galon"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "galông"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"word": "ga-lông"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "galon",
"sense": "a unit of volume used for liquids",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "גאַלאָן"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "galon",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "галон"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "sutlilodv",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"word": "ᏑᏟᎶᏛ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"word": "加侖"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiālún",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"word": "加仑"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "galon"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"word": "gallona"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "galoni",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"word": "გალონი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Gallone"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "galóni",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "γαλόνι"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"word": "gallon"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"word": "ガロン"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "gálon",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "га́лон"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gallón",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "галло́н"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"word": "แกลลอน"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"word": "galông"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "a gallon in the U.S. customary system",
"word": "ga-lông"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "a large quantity",
"word": "แกลลอน"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "tǎng",
"sense": "a large quantity",
"word": "ถัง"
}
],
"word": "gallon"
}
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