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[ˈfæʃ(ə)n] noun I
1) [U] the activity or business that involves styles of clothes and people's appearance
the world of fashion[/ex]
an Italian fashion designer[/ex]
2) [U] the state of being popular at a particular time
High heels are back in fashion.[/ex]
His ideas have gone right out of fashion.[/ex]
3) [C] a style of dress or an activity that is popular at a particular time
She was always dressed in the latest fashions.[/ex]
the fashion for naming children after pop stars[/ex]
4) [singular] a particular way of doing something
The elections took place in a peaceful and orderly fashion.[/ex]
II
verb [T] formal
fashion [ˈfæʃ(ə)n]
to make something using a lot of skill or care

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