noun
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Prevailing mode of dress, behavior, etc.
Whatever is temporarily in vogue
fashion is the prevailing custom in dress, manners, speech, etc. of a particular place or time, esp. as established by the dominant section of society or the leaders in the fields of art, literature, design, advertising, etc.; style, often a close synonym for fashionthe latest fashion or style, may also suggest a distinctive fashion, esp. the way of dressing or living that distinguishes persons with money and taste eating in style; mode, the French word expressing this idea, suggests the height of fashion in dress, behavior, etc. at any particular time; vogue stresses the general acceptance or great popularity of a certain fashion white gloves are back in vogue; fad stresses the impulsive enthusiasm with which a fashion is taken up for a short time; rage and craze both stress an intense, sometimes irrational enthusiasm for a passing fashion skiing was all the rage, the tulip craze of the 17th century
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