/al"euh mand', -mahnd', al'euh mand", -mahnd"/ ; Fr. /annleu mahonnd"/ , n. , pl. allemandes /-mandz', -mahndz', -mandz", -mahndz"/ ; Fr. /-mahonnd"/ .
1. a 17th- and 18th-century dance in slow duple time.
2. a piece of music based on its rhythm, often following the prelude in the classical suite.
3. a figure performed in a quadrille.
4. a German folk dance in triple meter, similar to the ländler.
[ 1675-85; danse allemande German dance ]