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Style Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0
    style n
  1. a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand"
  2. how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" [syn: manner, mode, way, fashion]
  3. a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" [syn: expressive style}]
  4. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: dash, elan, flair, panache]
  5. the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own" [syn: vogue, trend]
  6. (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
  7. editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
  8. a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus" [syn: stylus]
  9. a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style" v
  10. designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'" [syn: title]
  11. make consistent with a certain fashion or style; "Style my hair"; "style the dress"
  12. make consistent with certain rules of style; "style a manuscript"
Style Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Style \Style\, n. [OE. stile, F. style, Of. also stile, L. stilus a style or writing instrument, manner or writing, mode of expression; probably for stiglus, meaning, a pricking instrument, and akin to E. stick. See Stick, v. t., and cf. Stiletto. The spelling with y is due to a supposed

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  • Style Network: The Style Network (branded as style.) is an American cable television network based in Los Angeles. Owned by NBCUniversal , a subsidiary ...
  • Style: Style may refer to: Style (fiction), an aspect of literary composition. Style (visual arts), in art and painting style can refer either to ...
  • Architectural style: Hence, architectural style is a way of classifying architecture that gives emphasis to characteristic features of design, leading to a ...
  • Style (manner of address): A style of office, or honorific, is a legal, official, or recognized title A style, by tradition or law , precedes a reference to a ...
  • Cascading Style Sheets: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used to describe the presentation semantics (the look and formatting) of a ...
  • Chinese style name: A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name (zì), is a given name to be used later in life. After 20 years of age, the ...

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* I have designed my style pantomimes as white ink drawings on black backgrounds, so that man's destiny appears as a thread lost in an endless labyrinth. - Marcel Marceau

* Nineties style isn't. - David Borenstein

* A style does not go out of style as long as it adapts itself to its period. When there is an incompatibility between the style and a certain state of mind, it is never the style that triumphs. - William R Allen


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