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modus vivendi

mo·dus vi·ven·di [ mdəss vi véndee, mdəss vi vén d ] (plural mo·di vi·ven·di [ mdee vi véndee, m dī vi vén d ])


noun 
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1. compromise: a practical arrangement that allows conflicting people, groups, or ideas to coexist

2. way of life: the way that a person or group of people lives

[< Latin, "mode of living"]
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