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 time2 a: a 17th and 18th century court dance developed in France from a German folk dance b: a dance step with arms interlaced