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A Writer's Dictionary:

a la Definition


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à la
prep
    1a. In the manner or style of someone or something specified
    1b. In literature, art, etc: followed by the name of a writer, etc, or by a French adjective based on the name of a country;
      Example: à la Henry James
      Example: à la Russe
    1c. In cookery: followed by the name of a person or (usually) by a French adjective based on the name of a region or town, etc.
      Example: à la Bordelaise
Etymology: 16c: French.



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