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Definition of modus operandi noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

modus operandi

noun

NAmE//ˌmoʊdəs ˌɑpəˈrændi//

, NAmE//ˌmoʊdəs ˌɑpəˈrændaɪ//

[singular] (from Latin) (formal) (abbreviation MO)

a particular method of working The police gave a full description of the thief's modus operandi.

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