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Definition of modus vivendi noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

modus vivendi

noun

NAmE//ˌmoʊdəs vɪˈvɛndi//

, NAmE//ˌmoʊdəs vɪˈvɛndaɪ//

[singular] (from Latin) (formal)

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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