Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • preposition In the style or manner of.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun To the; in the; hence, according to; in the (fashion of); after the (manner of): as, à la française, after the manner of the French; à la mode, in the fashion.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Alternative form of a la.
  • preposition Alternative form of a la.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, short for à la mode de, in the manner of.]

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Borrowing from French.

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