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modus vivendi
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun modus vivendi has 2 senses
- modus vivendi(n = noun.communication) Array - a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement; Array is a kind of accommodation
- modus vivendi(n = noun.attribute) life style, life-style, lifestyle - a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes; Array is a kind of fashion, manner, mode, style, way
has particulars: fast lane, free living, vanity fair
CIDE DICTIONARY
modus vivendi, [L.].
Mode, or manner, of living; hence, a temporary arrangement of affairs until disputed matters can be settled. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
modus vivendi, n. (pl. modi vivendi)
1 a way of living or coping.
2 a an arrangement whereby those in dispute can carry on pending a settlement. b an arrangement between people who agree to differ.
1 a way of living or coping.
2 a an arrangement whereby those in dispute can carry on pending a settlement. b an arrangement between people who agree to differ.
Etymology
L, = way of living: see MODE
THESAURUS
modus vivendi
Pax Dei, Pax Romana, Peace of God, action, actions, activity, acts, address, affectation, air, armistice, bearing, behavior, behavior pattern, behavioral norm, behavioral science, breathing spell, buffer zone, carriage, cease-fire, comportment, conduct, cooling-off period, culture pattern, custom, demeanor, demilitarized zone, deportment, doing, doings, folkway, gestures, goings-on, guise, hollow truce, maintien, manner, manners, method, methodology, methods, mien, motions, movements, moves, neutral territory, observable behavior, pacification, pattern, pax in bello, peace, poise, port, pose, posture, practice, praxis, presence, procedure, proceeding, social science, stand-down, style, suspension of hostilities, tactics, temporary arrangement, tone, treaty of peace, truce, way, way of life, waysROGET THESAURUS
modus vivendi
Pacification
N pacification, conciliation, reconciliation, reconcilement, shaking of hands, accommodation, arrangement, adjustment, terms, compromise, amnesty, deed of release, peace offering, olive branch, calumet of peace, preliminaries of peace, truce, armistice, suspension of arms, suspension of hostilities, stand-down, breathing time, convention, modus vivendi, flag of truce, white flag, parlementaire, cartel, hollow truce, pax in bello, drawn battle, conciliatory, composing, pacified, requiescat in pace.
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