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à la: Meaning and Definition of
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à la
Pronunciation:
(ä' lä, ä' l
u
Fr. a la),
[key]
according to; in the manner of:
a short poem à la Ogden Nash.
chicken à la provençale.
prepared in the manner of, to the taste of, or by:chicken à la provençale.
prepared with the ingredient of. Also,a la.
a•la
Pronunciation:
(ā'l
u
),
[key]
— pl. a•lae
a wing.
a winglike part, process, or expansion, as of a bone, shell, seed, or stem.
either of the two side petals of a flower in the legume family, as the pea.
(in an ancient Roman house) a small room, as an alcove, opening into a larger room or courtyard.
A•la
Pronunciation:
(ä'lä),
[key]
— n.
1888–1964, Iranian statesman and diplomat: premier in 1951 and from 1955 to 1957.
Ala
Pronunciation:
[key]
— Biochem. Biochem.
alanine.
Ala.
Pronunciation:
[key]
Alabama.
A.L.A.
Pronunciation:
[key]
American Library Association.
Associate in Liberal Arts.
Authors League of America.
Automobile Legal Association.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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Alabama
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