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allemande Definition

al·le·mande (al′ə mand′, -mänd′)

noun

  1. a German dance of the 16th century in moderate duple time
  2. a stylized instrumental composition evolved from this dance and often used as the first movement of a Baroque suite
  3. a figure in a square dance in which two dancers join right or left hands and make a turn

Etymology: Fr < allemand, German < OFr aleman < ML Alemannus: see Alemanni

allemande Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

right: Balance right, then left, allemande right current neighbor.