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“modi vivendi”
1. A way of living, a way of life; a way of getting along together: Any modus vivendi is a compromise or living arrangements between people of differing interests or opinions.
2. The temporary arrangement between two or more parties, or countries, to enable them to get along together, pending a full settlement of a dispute: The nations worked out a modus vivendi in order to avoid war.

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2. The temporary arrangement between two or more parties, or countries, to enable them to get along together, pending a full settlement of a dispute: The nations worked out a modus vivendi in order to avoid war.
There are some authorities who maintain that modus vivendi should describe only a truce between disputing parties until there is a settlement of their disagreements.
3. Etymology: a Latin phrase which means "manner of living" in English.
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group M
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mod-
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viva-, vivi-, vivo-, viv-
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