Definitions

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

  • adjective According to the prevailing style or fashion.
  • adjective Served with ice cream.

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  • adjective Fashionable; in the current style or fashion.
  • adjective US Served with ice cream.

Etymologies

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

[French : à, in + la, the + mode, fashion.]

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Borrowing from French à la mode ("in the style")

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