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galop

galop noun: 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.

Noun

galop (plural galops)

  1. 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.
  2. The music for a dance of this kind.

Verb

galop (third-person singular simple present galops, present participle galoping or galopping, simple past and past participle galoped or galopped)

  1. To dance the galop.

Forms of galop

Noun
pluralgalops
Verb
third-person singular presentgalops
present participlegaloping
present participlegalopping
past participlegaloped
pastgaloped
past participlegalopped
pastgalopped

Origin of galop

From French galop; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade.

Questions about galop

What does galop mean?
Galop means 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.
What part of speech is galop?
Galop can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of galop?
The plural of galop is galops.

Words near galop in the dictionary

  1. galon
  2. Galong
  3. galons
  4. galoot
  5. galoots
  6. galop
  7. galopade
  8. galopades
  9. galoped
  10. galopin
  11. galoping

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