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MODUS OPERANDI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does modus operandi mean?
• MODUS OPERANDI (noun)
The noun MODUS OPERANDI has 1 sense:
1. an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
Familiarity information: MODUS OPERANDI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unvarying or habitual method or procedure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
modus operandi; routine
Hypernyms ("modus operandi" is a kind of...):
procedure; process (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "modus operandi"):
rat race (an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation)
groove; rut (a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape)
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