adj
Meaning 1
Gay; brisk; active.
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Usage: dated
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galliard
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noun
Meaning 2
A lively dance, popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
The triple-time music for this dance.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Meaning 4
A brisk, merry person.
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Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
An intermediate size of type alternatively equated with brevier (by Didot points) or bourgeois (by Fournier points and by size).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable
Qualifier: Continental printing
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