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style

 
 
/staɪl/ noun

Definition

WAY [C, U] a way of doing something that is typical of a particular person, group, place, or period: a style of painting/writing
DESIGN [C, U] a way of designing hair, clothes, furniture, etc: She's had her hair cut in a really nice style.
QUALITY [U] the quality of being attractive and fashionable or behaving in a way which makes people admire you: She's got style.
do sth in style to do something in a way that people admire, usually because it involves spending a lot of money: If we ever get married we'll do it in style.
(Definition of style noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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