a la
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
From French à la.
[edit] Preposition
- In the style or manner of.
- 1971, The New York Times, Book review of Burning:
- [...] the flaming purification of Diane Johnson's Los Angeles a la Sodom and Gomorrah [...]
- 1971, The New York Times, Book review of Burning:
[edit] Adjective
a la (not comparable)
- (UK, slang) pretentious.
