Main Entry: al·le·mande

Pronunciation: \ˈa-lə-ˌman(d), -mən, -ˌmänd, 1a & 2 also ˌa-lə-ˈ\

Function: noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: French, from feminine of allemand German

Date: 1685

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