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allemande

Syllabification: (al·le·mande)

Definition of allemande

noun

  • any of a number of German dances.
  • the music for any of these, especially as a movement of a suite.
  • a figure in country dancing in which adjacent dancers link arms or join or touch hands and make a full or partial turn.

Origin:

late 16th century: from French, 'German (dance)'

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