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galliard
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gal·liard  (glyrd)
n.
1. A spirited dance popular in France in the 16th and 17th centuries.
2. The triple-time music for this dance.
adj. Archaic
Spirited; lively; gay.
[Middle English gaillard, from Old French gaillart, probably of Celtic origin.]
galliard [ˈgæljəd]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a spirited dance in triple time for two persons, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries
2. (Music / Classical Music) a piece of music composed for this dance
adj
Archaic lively; spirited
[from Old French gaillard valiant, perhaps of Celtic origin]
gal•liard (ˈgæl yərd)

n.
a spirited dance in triple rhythm, common in the 16th and 17th centuries.
[1525–35; < Middle French gaillard]
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