allemande

One entry found for allemande.

Main Entry: al·le·mande
Pronunciation: 'a-l&-"man(d), -m&n, -"mänd, 1a and 2 also "a-l&-'
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: French, from feminine of allemand German
1 : a musical composition or movement (as in a baroque suite) in moderate tempo and duple or quadruple time
2 a : a 17th and 18th century court dance developed in France from a German folk dance b : a dance step with arms interlaced