qua·si·mo·do \ˌkwäzə̇ˈmō(ˌ)dō, -äsə̇-\noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin quasi modo as if just now; from part of the opening words of the introit for that day (based on 1 Pet 2:2), quasi modo geniti infantes as newborn babes : low sunday