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Definition of à la mode adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

à la mode

adjective, adverb

/ˌɑː lɑː ˈməʊd/

/ˌɑː lɑː ˈməʊd/

(from French)

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[not before noun] (old-fashioned) fashionable; in the latest fashion
- We’ll get Papa to buy you something a little more à la mode.
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[after noun] (North American English) served with ice cream
- apple pie à la mode

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