transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-lə-ˌman(d), -mən, -ˌmänd, 1a & 2 also ]
ˌa-lə-ˈ 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