modus vi‧ven‧di /ˌməʊdəs vɪˈvendi $ ˌmoʊ-/
noun [singular][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Latin;
Origin: 'way of living']
formal an arrangement between people with very different opinions or habits that allows them to live or work together without quarrelling
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