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},
{
"ipa": "/ˌɑləˈməʊd/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌæləˈməʊd/"
}
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "à la mode"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "a la mode"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "à la"
}
],
"word": "a la mode"
}
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},
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}
],
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"pos": "adv",
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{
"word": "à la mode"
}
],
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"Norwegian Bokmål adverbs",
"Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
"Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
"Norwegian Bokmål multiword terms",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
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"Alternative spelling of à la mode"
],
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[
"à la mode",
"à la mode#Norwegian_Bokmål"
]
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}
],
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}
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