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modus vivendi

UK/ˌməʊdəs vɪˈvɛndiː/US/ˌmoʊdəs vɪˈvɛndiː/

modus vivendi noun: a way of living, especially a working arrangement to allow for peaceful coexistence between two parties in spite of differences or unresolved disputes.

Noun

modus vivendi (plural modi vivendi)

  1. A way of living, especially a working arrangement to allow for peaceful coexistence between two parties in spite of differences or unresolved disputes.
    • One would almost have supposed Henchard to have had policy to see that no better modus vivendi could be arrived at with Farfrae than by encouraging him to become his son-in-law.1886 May, Thomas Hardy, chapter XVII, in The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], →OCLC
    • The alien beings desire to know mankind more fully, and to have a few of mankind’s philosophic and scientific leaders know more about them. With such an exchange of knowledge all perils will pass, and a satisfactory modus vivendi be established.1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 5, in The Whisperer in Darkness

modus vivendi meaning in Tamil and Urdu

modus vivendi in Tamil

வாழ் முறைமை, வாழும் வகை வாழ்வு முறைமை

modus vivendi in Urdu

طرز زندگی

Forms of modus vivendi

pluralmodi vivendi

Origin of modus vivendi

Learned borrowing from Latin modus vīvendī, from modus (“way, manner”) + genitive gerund form of vīvere (“to live”).

Questions about modus vivendi

What does modus vivendi mean?
Modus vivendi means a way of living, especially a working arrangement to allow for peaceful coexistence between two parties in spite of differences or unresolved disputes.
What is modus vivendi in Tamil?
Modus vivendi in Tamil is வாழ் முறைமை, வாழும் வகை வாழ்வு முறைமை. See Modus vivendi meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is modus vivendi?
Modus vivendi is a noun.
How do you pronounce modus vivendi?
Modus vivendi is pronounced /ˌməʊdəs vɪˈvɛndiː/ (UK).
What is the plural of modus vivendi?
The plural of modus vivendi is modi vivendi.

Words near modus vivendi in the dictionary

  1. modus ponens
  2. modus procedendi
  3. modus tollendo ponens
  4. modus tollendo tollens
  5. modus tollens
  6. modus vivendi
  7. mody
  8. Modys
  9. Modzelewski
  10. Modzelewskis
  11. moe

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