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AFTER A FASHION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does after a fashion mean?
• AFTER A FASHION (adverb)
The adverb AFTER A FASHION has 1 sense:
1. to some extent; not very well
Familiarity information: AFTER A FASHION used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
To some extent; not very well
Context example:
he speaks French after a fashion
Context examples
Why they are your cousins, you know, after a fashion.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
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