allemande
a 17th- and 18th-century dance in slow duple time.
a piece of music based on its rhythm, often following the prelude in the classical suite.
a figure performed in a quadrille.
a German folk dance in triple meter, similar to the ländler.
Origin of allemande
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How to use allemande in a sentence
J'apprends que le décret de mobilisation de l'armée et de la flotte allemandes vient d'être promulgué.
Why We Are At War (2nd Edition, revised) | Members of the Oxford Faculty of Modern HistoryBach and Handel have composed a great number of Allemandes, and Beethoven has written twelve for orchestra.
British Dictionary definitions for allemande
/ (ˈælɪmænd, French almɑ̃d) /
the first movement of the classical suite, composed in a moderate tempo in a time signature of four-four
any of several German dances
a figure in country dancing or square dancing by means of which couples change position in the set
Origin of allemande
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