modus vivendi

modus vi·ven·di (v

-v

, -d

)

n. pl. modi vivendi

1. A manner of living; a way of life.

2. A temporary agreement between contending parties pending a final settlement.

[New Latin modus vvend : Latin modus, mode, Latin vvend, genitive sing. gerund of vvere, to live.]

modus vivendi [ˈməʊdəs vɪˈvɛndiː -ˈvɛndaɪ]

n pl modi vivendi [ˈməʊdiː vɪˈvɛndiː ˈməʊdaɪ vɪˈvɛndaɪ]

a working arrangement between conflicting interests; practical compromise

[from Latin: way of living]

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Noun	1.	modus vivendi - a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement accommodation - a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan"
	2.	modus vivendi - a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes life style, life-style, lifestyle fashion, manner, mode, style, way - how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" fast lane - a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation; "life in fashion's fast lane has taught her a lot" free living - a lifestyle given to easy indulgence of the appetites vanity fair - a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large cities

Translations

modus vivendi [ˈməʊdəsvɪˈvɛndiː] N → modus m vivendi

modus vivendi

n → Modus Vivendi m; (= way of life) → Lebensstil m, → Lebensweise f

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fashion
fast lane
free living
life style
life-style
lifestyle
manner
mode
style
Vanity Fair
way

The innovation is also supporting and standard but still fits the modus vivendi of umpteen dashing households.

Patio Furniture Furniture Sets to Enhance Your Outside Dining Feel by Susan Amez / Home improvement and landscaping community

The fact is that the West has worked out a modus vivendi with the Soviet regime, which lasted not twelve years, like Nazism, but more than seventy years.

Trapped by half-truths by Donskis, Leonidas / The Baltic Times (Riga, Latvia)

The innovation is also suffering and authoritative but still fits the modus vivendi of numerous stylish households.

Patio Furniture Meliorate Your Outdoorsy Dining Feel by Susan Amez / Home based business community