n.
Pronunciation: ' a-l ə - ˌ man(d), -m ə n, - ˌ mänd, 1a & 2 also ˌ a-l ə - '
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
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