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Definition of modus vivendi noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

modus vivendi

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NAmE//ˌmoʊdəs vɪˈvɛndi//
 
, NAmE//ˌmoʊdəs vɪˈvɛndaɪ//
 
[singular] (from Latin) (formal)
 
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an arrangement that is made between people, institutions, or countries that have very different opinions or ideas, so that they can live or work together without arguing The two states reached a kind of modus vivendi.
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