ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Galop

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Galop is a noun meaning The music for a dance of this kind.

Meaning

The music for a dance of this kind.

More Meanings

  1. To dance the galop.
  2. A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gallopade, gallop, galliard, gavot, gaillarde, galloping.

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