style

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French estile (French: style), from Latin stilus.

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• IPA: /staɪl/, SAMPA: /staIl/

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  Rhymes: -aɪl

• Homophones: stile

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style (plural styles)

1. A manner of doing things, especially in a fashionable one.
2. (botany) the stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
3. A traditional or legal term preceding a reference to a person who holds a title or post.
4. A traditional or legal term used to address a person who holds a title or post.

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• stylish
• stylist
• hairstyle
• style guide
• style manual

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• substance

[edit] Verb

to style (third-person singular simple present styles, present participle styling, simple past and past participle styled)

1. To create or give a style, fashion or image.
2. To call or give a name or title.
   • 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 10

     Marianne’s preserver, as Margaret, with more elegance than precision, stiled ^[sic] Willoughby, called at the cottage early the next morning to make his personal inquiries.

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• Alphagram: elsty

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin stilus.

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[edit] Noun

style m. (plural styles)

1. style