Gaillard vs. Galliard — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Gaillard and Galliard
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Gaillard
Gaillard (French pronunciation: [ɡajaʁ] (listen)) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Gaillard adjoins Geneva on the Swiss border.
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Galliard
The galliard (; French: gaillarde; Italian: gagliarda) was a form of Renaissance dance and music popular all over Europe in the 16th century. It is mentioned in dance manuals from England, Portugal, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy.
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Gaillard
Gay; brisk; merry; galliard.
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Galliard
A spirited dance in triple time, popular in France in the 1500s and 1600s.
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Galliard
The music for this dance.
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Galliard
Spirited; lively.
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Galliard
A lively dance, popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe.
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Galliard
(music) The triple-time music for this dance.
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Galliard
(dated) A brisk, merry person.
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Galliard
An intermediate size of type alternatively equated with brevier (by Didot points) or bourgeois (by Fournier points and by size).
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Galliard
(dated) Gay; brisk; active.
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Galliard
Gay; brisk; active.
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Galliard
A brisk, gay man.
Selden is a galliard by himself.
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Galliard
A gay, lively dance. Cf. Gailliarde.
Never a hall such a galliard did grace.
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