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gallons of something Definition


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gallon
noun
    1. In the imperial system: a unit of liquid measurement equal to four quarts or eight pints, equivalent to 4.546 litres (an imperial gallon) in the UK, and 3.785 litres in the USA.
Idiom: gallons of something
    colloq
    A large amount of it (not always something liquid).
Etymology: 13c: from French galon, from Latin galletta a measure of wine.



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