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a la mode

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à la mode  (äl md, l)
adj.
1. According to the prevailing style or fashion.
2. Served with ice cream: apple pie à la mode.
[French : à, in + la, the + mode, fashion.]
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Adj.1.a la modea la mode - in the current fashion or style
in style, in vogue, modish, latest
fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"
Adv.1.a la modea la mode - with ice cream on top or on the side; "we served the apple pie a la mode"
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