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galliard

gal·liard [ gállyərd ] (plural gal·liards)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. spirited dance: a lively European dance in triple time, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries

2. music for galliard: the music for a galliard, written in triple time, part of the baroque dance suite

[14th century. < Old French]
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