"Galant" meaning in English

See Galant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from French galant (“gallant”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|galant||gallant}} French galant (“gallant”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Galant
  1. (music) Principally during the transition from the Baroque to the Classical period, a few decades either side of 1750, the use of more classically simplistic traits in comparison to the highly embellished and texturally complex precedent in the Baroque period. Categories (topical): Music Derived forms: Galante, galante style, galant style, style galant Related terms: rococo
    Sense id: en-Galant-en-name-Peb7IIt- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Alternative forms

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