mo|dus o|pe|ran|di

mo|dus o|pe|ran|di
mo|dus o|pe|ran|di «MOH duhs OP uh RAN dy»,
Latin. method or manner of working; mode of operation: »

Her modus operandi in arriving at her conclusions was simplicity itself: she talked to people about politics (Harper's).

Abbr: M.O.

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  • ran — ach·y·ran·thes; ac·ti·nop·te·ran; ai·ran; al·bo·ran·ite; al·co·ran; al·do·fu·ran·o·side; al·do·py·ran·o·side; am·a·ran·tha·ce·ae; am·a·ran·thine; am·a·ran·thus; am·a·ran·tite; an·dro·spo·ran·gi·um; an·u·ran; au·ran·tia; au·ran·ti·a·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • doc|to|ran|dus — «DOK tuh RAN duhs», noun, plural di « dy». = doctorand. (Cf. ↑doctorand) ╂[< Medieval Latin doctorandus] …   Useful english dictionary

  • mo·dus ope·ran·di — /ˌmoʊdəsˌɑːpəˈrændi/ noun [singular] formal : a usual way of doing something; especially : the usual way that a particular criminal performs a crime the murderer s modus operandi ◇ Modus operandi is a Latin phrase that means “method of operation” …   Useful english dictionary

  • modus operandi — mò·dus o·pe·ràn·di loc.s.m.inv., lat. CO modo di procedere nello svolgimento di un determinato lavoro, di una certa attività {{line}} {{/line}} ETIMO: lat. mŏdus ŏpĕrandī propr. modo di operare …   Dizionario italiano

  • modus operandi — mo|dus op|e|ran|di [ˌməudəs ˌɔpəˈrændi US ˌmoudəs ˌa:pə ] n [singular] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: way of operating ] formal M.O. a way of doing something that is typical of a particular person or group …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • renvoyer — (ran vo ié, quelques uns prononcent ran voi ié) v. a.    Il se conjugue comme envoyer. 1°   Envoyer de nouveau. •   Quelques biens toutefois que le ciel me renvoie, Mon coeur épouvanté se refuse à la joie, CORN. Nicom. I, 1. 2°   Faire reporter à …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • rendre — (ran dr ), je rends, tu rends, il rend, nous rendons, vous rendez, ils rendent ; je rendais ; je rendis ; je rendrai ; je rendrais ; rends, rendons ; que je rende ; que je rendisse ; rendant, rendu, v. a. 1°   Remettre une chose, une personne à… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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