fashion
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈfæʃən/
- To go through those records in a coherent fashion would take several years.
- in a similar fashion
- in a timely fashion
- in the same fashion
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- In true OCZ fashion, most of it died.
- Children are children, and in their fashion, they're actually quite smart.
Examples
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Line up in an orderly fashion.
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We must go to battle in an orderly fashion beneath a flag.
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- The victims were all killed in the same fashion, probably yesterday.
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I raised my daughter in American fashion.
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How do you control in some fashion the extreme reaction?
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Is it presented in a formal, professional fashion or in a lighthearted, fun manner?
Academic text (2011) -
Foundational content is typically provided in a didactic fashion in the classroom.
Academic text (2008) -
I think we have an obligation to conduct our exegesis in a fashion that fosters that democratic process.
Academic text (1999) -
Rather than spilling out in a careless fashion, they are conserved with care and treated as valuable commodities.
Academic text (2011) -
The team completed the project in an organized fashion to meet the deadline.
Synonyms
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1.0
How someone does something or how it happens
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3.4
A distinctive way people dress or behave that shows taste
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1.0
The way something is done or happens
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2.8
A way of doing or experiencing something
Idioms
- Informal
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7.2
A person who always follows the newest clothes styles, even when it costs money or comfort
Compounds
- Slang
A style of clothing popular with teens in malls that looks edgy, like band T-shirts and chunky boots
- Slur
A loud style of dress judged negatively and linked to Traveller communities in Britain
How Common
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word fashion once meant a 'way' or 'manner' of doing something, from the old word façon meaning 'way'. So when we say something was done in a certain fashion, we mean it was done in that 'way'.