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" Hacking into a victim of crime's phone is a sort of poetically elegant manifestation of a modus operandi the tabloids have."
Steve Coogan

Meaning of "modus" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF MODUS

ˈməʊdəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MODUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Modus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MODUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Modus

Modus may refer to: ▪ Modus, the Latin name for grammatical mood, in linguistics ▪ Modus, the Latin name for mode ▪ Modus, an Alberta based company ▪ Modus, a term used in several different technical meanings in medieval music theory ▪ The Renault Modus, a small car ▪ Modus, a pop music band in former Czechoslovakia ▪ Modus, 1979 ▪ Modus, 2006 ▪ Modus FX, a visual effects company based in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada...

Definition of modus in the English dictionary

The definition of modus in the dictionary is the Latin for `way of' or `manner of'; used in certain English phrases.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MODUS

Commodus · exodus · fundus · gradus · hazardous · horrendous · Indus · judas · Lepidus · liquidus · Midas · nidus · nodous · nodus · ostracodous · paludous · rhodous · solidus · stupendous · tremendous

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MODUS

modular · modularised · modularity · modularized · modularly · modulate · modulation · modulative · modulator · modulatory · module · moduli · modulo · modulus · modulus of elasticity · modulus of rigidity · modus operandi · modus ponens · modus tollens · modus vivendi

WORDS THAT END LIKE MODUS

bifidus · Camelopardus · ceratodus · Cnidus · comptes rendus · diabetes insipidus · Doradus · Enceladus · Eudoxus of Cnidus · Nabonidus · nulli secundus · Padus · Pindus · rhabdus · the Exodus · Vicus Calidus

Synonyms and antonyms of modus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «modus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MODUS

Find out the translation of modus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of modus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «modus» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

作案
1,325 millions of speakers
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modus
570 millions of speakers
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English

modus
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hi

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ढंग
380 millions of speakers
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عمل
280 millions of speakers
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модус
278 millions of speakers
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modus
270 millions of speakers
bn

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মোড
260 millions of speakers
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modus
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Modus
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modus
180 millions of speakers
ja

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手口
130 millions of speakers
ko

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잠정
85 millions of speakers
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Modus
85 millions of speakers
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modus
80 millions of speakers
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மோடஸ்
75 millions of speakers
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पद्धत
75 millions of speakers
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tarz
70 millions of speakers
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modus
65 millions of speakers
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modus
50 millions of speakers
uk

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модус
40 millions of speakers
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modus
30 millions of speakers
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modus
15 millions of speakers
af

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modus
14 millions of speakers
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modus
10 millions of speakers
no

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modus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of modus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MODUS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about modus

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6 QUOTES WITH «MODUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word modus.
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Chuck Close
You don't have to have a great art idea - just get to work and something will happen. So that's pretty much my modus operandi and pretty much my principal position, such as it is.
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Steve Coogan
Hacking into a victim of crime's phone is a sort of poetically elegant manifestation of a modus operandi the tabloids have.
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Richard Foreman
Now, when I started my theater, the modus operandi was having the actors stare right into the audience.
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Annie Lennox
Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.
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Josh Pais
Sometimes it gets a little uncomfortable to not do everything. That was my modus operandi for many years, but I just feel like I want to do challenging roles.
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Reince Priebus
Candidate Obama was either exceptionally naive or willfully disingenuous when he vowed to change the way Washington works. The very promise of Hope and Change was rooted in uprooting the Washington modus operandi. But instead of rejecting it, he embraced it all - the secrecy, the closed doors, the political favors, the near-criminal negligence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MODUS»

Discover the use of modus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to modus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Terrorist Modus Operandi
For its candid examination of the historical, political and sociological contexts of international terrorism, Terrorist Modus Operandi is a valuable addition to counter terrorism classics.It is in the category of “must read†for ...
Dan Sommer, 2010
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Serial Violence: Analysis of Modus Operandi and Signature ...
Examines real cases of some of the world’s most notorious serial killers Written by renowned experts, this book focuses on analyzing crimes of violence to unveil common characteristics that might prove useful in the identification, ...
Robert D. Keppel, William J. Birnes, 2008
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Modus Vivendi Liberalism: Theory and Practice
Theory and Practice David McCabe. constitutes an important axis in assessing that model. accordingly, Chapter 2 begins by discussing briefly the status of that assumption within political philosophy generally and the liberal project in ...
David McCabe, 2010
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Modus tenendi parliamenta in Hibernia: Published out of an ...
Published out of an antient record by the Right Reverend Father in God Anthony, Lord Bishop of Meath. To which is added the Rules and customs of the House, gathered out of the Journal books, from the time of Edward VI. Anthony Dopping ...
Anthony Dopping, Henry Scobell, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1772
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Die Rezeption Der Mittelalterlichen Sprachphilosophie in Der ...
Der Ausdruck modus significandi, den Thomas hier verwendet, wird bekanntlich von den Grammatikern als terminus technicus benutzt (vgl. 3.2). Aber wie wir oben gesehen haben, sucht Thomas das Kriterium fur die von Gott im eigentlichen ...
Seung-Chan Park, 1999
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The Practical Teacher, Or Familiar Explanations and ...
Many more might be added, but these may serve to give an outline of the modus operandi of this branch of a common school education. CHAPTER V. THE TEACHING or GEOGRAPHY. ELIAS SCHNEIDER, Superintendent of 86 THE ...
E. Lamborn, 1855
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The Mirror of Grammar: Theology, Philosophy, and the Modistae
gendi, it can 'consider' a res manens (normally signified by a noun) through the modus fluentis or modus motus and a res fluens sub modo permanen- tis ( Matheus Bononiensis 137a). Modus motus appears in the pioneers like Vincentius ...
Louis G. Kelly, 2002
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Parliament and Political Pamphleteering in ...
Reformist dreams and the Modus tenendi parliamentum One of the best examples of a parliamentary text that captured the imagination of reformers in both the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries is the Modus tenendi parliamentum.29 Much ...
Clementine Oliver, 2010
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Reports of cases argued and determined in the Court of ...
Cliam- pion, 1 73 7 In a suit by the rector for tithes, the defendants pleaded a modus as covering their lands, as part of a district or tract of land called Alksley Park: the defendants, in support of their defence, proved the boundaries of the district, ...
Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Edward Younge, 1833
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How to Prove It: A Structured Approach
Logicians call this rule modus ponens. We saw this rule used in one of our first examples of valid deductive reasoning in Chapter 1, argument 2 in Example 1.1. 1. The validity of this form of reasoning was verified using the truth table for the ...
Daniel J. Velleman, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MODUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term modus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Researchers link HIV susceptibility to little-understood immune cell …
... substantially from HIV in its makeup and its modus operandi — showed that exposure to virus-infected cells leads to differentiation of NK cells ... «Stanford Medical Center Report, Jul 15»
2
Man of Action Talks Officer Downe, Mega Man, Deadpool, and More
That's our whole modus operandi. Ultimate Spider-Man has carved a niche with its more comedic interpretation of the character, often times ... «Comicbook.com, Jul 15»
3
Encountering Peace: Needed - a new approach to Gaza
The cycle must be broken and a new modus operandi needs to be employed. The goal for Israel and its allies, including the Palestinian ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
4
Does Being A POW Make You A Hero?
If Trump had thought before speaking (not typically his modus operandi), he may have realized that his facts were inverted: John McCain was ... «WBUR, Jul 15»
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How the US Is Trying to Shape Norms in Cyberspace
However, ever since the Snowden revelations, the United States found it difficult to advance this unwritten norm as a new modus vivendi in ... «The Diplomat, Jul 15»
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Exploring the Terrifying Genius Behind Trepaneringsritualen's …
The modus seems to have evolved from the early, more somber ritualistic workings to the more recent ecstatic reveries, but as to why this has ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
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This Giant Display Uses Colored Thread Instead of Pixels
Tiny glowing dots have been the modus operandi for electronic displays since the TV was first invented. But at a Forever 21 store in New York, ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
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Iran Nuclear Deal: It's Going To Be About The Money
The modus operandi is very simple: TV commercials (that began airing last Friday), social media ads and new websites that include alleged ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»
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Stephans make it a family tradition
That modus operandi began with S.L. Stephan, who was superintendent of the OSS&O Home in Xenia. “(Community service) was always ... «Xenia Gazette, Jul 15»
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Effective New Tool to Achieve the Increase of Business
Perhaps, the main con against Public Auto Auctions is that not all of the auctions follow a standard Modus Operandi… until now. «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
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