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modus operandimo‧dus op‧e‧ran‧di /ˌməʊdəs ˌɒpəˈrændi $ ˌmoʊdəs ˌɑːpə-/ noun [singular] modus operandiOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin ‘way of operating’ - It also gave the opening for reaching a more satisfactory modus operandi with the Writers' Union.
- Its typical modus operandi is not to bid but threaten effectively to liquidate the trust, a vote of corporate hara-kiri.
- Life can not possibly function without scale and levels of being; they are part of its modus operandi.
- Such a modus operandi would be a severe task for an experienced campaigner, let alone a novice like Forbes.
formal (abbreviation M.O.) a way of doing something that is typical of a particular person or group |