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- [af-ter, ahf- ey fash-uh n]
- /ˈæf tər, ˈɑf- eɪ ˈfæʃ ən/
- /ˈɑːftə(r) ə ˈfæʃn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [af-ter, ahf- ey fash-uh n]
- /ˈæf tər, ˈɑf- eɪ ˈfæʃ ən/
Definitions of after a fashion words
- phrase after a fashion If you say that something was done after a fashion, you mean that it was done, but not very well. 3
- noun after a fashion in some manner, but not very well 3
- noun after a fashion of a low order; of a sort 3
- noun after a fashion in some way or to some extent, but not very well 3
- noun after a fashion a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses. 1
- noun after a fashion conventional usage in dress, manners, etc., especially of polite society, or conformity to it: the dictates of fashion; to be out of fashion. 1
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Origin of after a fashion
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English facioun shape, manner < Anglo-French faço(u)n, façun, Old French faceon < Latin factiōn- (stem of factiō) a doing, company. See faction1
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Parts of speech for After a fashion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
after a fashion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
after a fashion usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for after a fashion
adv after a fashion
- anyway — You use anyway or anyhow to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous point.
- anyhow — Anyhow means the same as anyway.
- anywise — in any way or manner; at all
- by hook or crook — by any means
- come what may — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
Antonyms for after a fashion
adv after a fashion
- no way — refusal
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