galop
Americannoun
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a lively round dance in duple time.
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a piece of music for, or in the rhythm of, this dance.
noun
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a 19th-century couple dance in quick duple time
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a piece of music composed for this dance
Etymology
Origin of galop
1830–40; < French galop; see gallop
Example Sentences
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Rossini's familiar warhorse – done without sentimentality and without scrambling the final galop – sounded fresh and new minted.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2013
At the ringing of a bell the blind musicians struck up the Mazeppa galop.
From The Baron's Sons by J?kai, M?r
Adair soon recovered his spirits, and Jack laughed as he watched him whirling round and round in the valse, or prancing away in the galop with true Hibernian vehemence.
From The Three Commanders by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
Tom waved his head up and down as his way was when anyone asked him a question, and harlequin, satisfied with this silent consent, ran off to find a columbine and to dance the galop.
From The Animal Story Book by Various
He himself composed two stirring pieces of music--a Paula galop and a Selina quadrille--to enrich the entertainment.
From 'O Thou, My Austria!' by Schubin, Ossip
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