See also: Modus Operandi

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin modus operandī, from modus (manner, method) and operandī (of working).

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈməʊ.dʌs ˌɒp.ə.ɹæn.daɪ/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ˌɔp.ɘ.ɹɛn.dɒe/, /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ˌɔp.ɘ.ɹɛn.di/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmoʊ.dɘs ˌɑp.əɹ.ɛn.daɪ/, /ˈmoʊ.dɘs ˌɑp.əɹ.ɛn.di/

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modus operandi (plural modi operandi or modus operandis)

  1. (colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation.
    • 2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, pages 92–93:
      Failing that, if contact was absolutely necessary, a series of thumb jabs to the nerve cluster at the base of the neck would be his chosen modus operandi—quiet as a whisper.
  2. (law enforcement) A known criminal's established habits and mode of work when committing specific offences, especially fraud, matched with characteristics of an unsolved crime to narrow down (limit to a specific list) or profile suspects.

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Etymology edit

From English modus operandi, borrowed from Latin modus operandī.

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  • Hyphenation: mo‧dus‧o‧pe‧ran‧di

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modus operandi

  1. (law enforcement) a modus operandi
  2. a person or thing's normal mode of operation

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:modus operandi.

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  • IPA(key): /mɔ.dys ɔ.pe.ʁɑ̃(n).di/

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modus operandi m (plural modus operandi)

  1. (law enforcement) modus operandi
    Synonym: mode opératoire

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī (literally method of working).

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modus operandi m (invariable)

  1. modus operandi

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī.

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modus operandi m inan (indeclinable)

  1. (literary) modus operandi (person or thing's method of operation)

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī.

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.duz ɔ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.di/ [ˈmɔ.ðuz ɔ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.di]

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modus operandi m (plural modus operandi or modi operandi)

  1. modus operandi (method of operation)

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin modus operandī (literally manner or method of working).

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmodus opeˈɾandi/ [ˌmo.ð̞us o.peˈɾãn̪.d̪i]
  • Syllabification: mo‧dus o‧pe‧ran‧di

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modus operandi m (plural modus operandi)

  1. modus operandi

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modus operandi n

  1. (criminal or more general) modus operandi

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