ALLEMANDE


Meaning of ALLEMANDE in English

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

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