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family style
adverb
- (of a meal) with the serving platters on the table so that all present can serve themselves.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of family style1
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
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Example Sentences
Ben ordered a porterhouse steak, family style, consuming it in a moody rage like a man that has been ground-sluiced at every turn.
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Susan would urge, gathering the slender remains of "Curried chicken family style" in her serving spoon.
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He admired this fashion in gardening; it had an air of magnificence, was courtly and noble, and befitting good old family style.
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There was always this sort of county family style about the town and people, who were always fond of sports, and had a cock-pit.
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