galanty show

noun

A show performed using silhouettes and shadow puppets.

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shadow showshadow play

Meanings

noungalanty show (plural galanty shows)

plural galanty shows · alternative gallanty show

  1. historicalA show performed using silhouettes and shadow puppets.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall

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shadow showshadow play
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italiangalanti“gallants”
  2. Englishgalanty show

Probably from Italian galanti (“gallants”), + English show.

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APA

galanty show. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galanty%20show

MLA

“galanty show.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galanty%20show. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galanty show,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galanty%20show.

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