al·le·mande (?l??-m?nd?, -mänd?, ?l??-m?nd?, -mänd?)n.1. a. A stately 16th-century dance in duple meter.b. Music The music for this dance, often used as the first movement of a suite.2. A lively dance of the mid-18th century in triple meter.[French, feminine of allemand, German, from Latin Alemann?, an ancient Germanic tribe; see Alemanni.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.allemande (?æl?mænd; French alm??d) n1. (Classical Music) the first movement of the classical suite, composed in a moderate tempo in a time signature of four-four2. (Dancing) any of several German dances3. (Dancing) a figure in country dancing or square dancing by means of which couples change position in the set[C17: from French danse allemande German dance]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014al?le?mande (?æl ??mænd, -?m?nd) n. 1. a 17th- and 18th-century dance in slow duple time. 2. a piece of music based on its rhythm. 3. a German folk dance in triple meter. [1675?85;