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galliard

The correct spelling is galliard.

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noun

Say it like: Gal-lia-rd

The correct spelling is galliard. A lively dance, popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe.

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noun

  1. 1.A lively dance, popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe.
  2. 2.The triple-time music for this dance.
  3. 3.A brisk, merry person.
  4. 4.An intermediate size of type alternatively equated with brevier (by Didot points) or bourgeois (by Fournier points and by size).

adjective

  1. 1.Gay; brisk; active.

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