1a. A stately 16th-century dance in duple meter. b.Music A composition written to or as if to accompany this dance, often used as the first movement of a suite. 2. A lively dance of the mid-18th century in triple meter.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, feminine of allemand, German, from Latin Alemann, an ancient Germanic tribe. See Alemanni.
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