adjective, adverb (from French)
1 [notbeforenoun] (old-fashioned) fashionable; in the latest fashion:
We'll get Papa to buy you something a little more a la mode.
2 [afternoun] (AmE) served with ice cream:
apple pie a la mode
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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