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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gallon /ˈgalən/

▶noun

1 a unit of volume for liquid measure equal to eight pints: in Britain (also imperial gallon), equivalent to 4.55 litres; in the US, equivalent to 3.79 litres.

2 (gallons) informal large quantities.

– derivatives
gallonage noun.

– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. galon, from the base of med. L. galleta, galletum ‘pail, liquid measure’, perh. of Celtic origin.

'gallon' also found in these Oxford entries:

fifth - gal. - gall. - gantry - hin - imperial gallon - mpg - pint - pottle - quart - ten-gallon hat - to - winchester

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