allemande

[ al-uh-mand, -mahnd, al-uh-mand, al-uh-mahnd; French aluh-mahnd ]

noun

, plural al·le·mandes [al, -, uh, -mandz, -mahndz, al-, uh, -, mandz, -, mahndz, a, l, uh, -, mahnd].

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.

allemande

/ almɑ̃d; ˈælɪmænd /

noun

1. the first movement of the classical suite, composed in a moderate tempo in a time signature of four-four
2. any of several German dances
3. a figure in country dancing or square dancing by means of which couples change position in the set

Word History and Origins

Origin of allemande¹

1675–85; < French, short for danse allemande German dance

Word History and Origins

Origin of allemande¹

C17: from French danse allemande German dance

Example Sentences

Place it in a deep dish, cover it with a sauce Allemande (Art. 81).

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Instead of Spanish sauce, Allemande sauce (Art. 81) is often preferred.

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Frohberger composed also an allemande intended to commemorate an event which he experienced on the Rhine.

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"Voir la peinture de ce caractère dans toute la littérature anglaise et allemande," he says in a footnote.

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Instead of using either milk or cream, you can use a small quantity of sauce Allemande.

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