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  2. Modus operandi - Wikipedia

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    A modus operandi (often shortened to M.O. or MO) is an individual's habits of working, particularly in the context of business or criminal investigations, but also generally. It is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as ' mode (or manner) of operating ' .

  3. List of Latin phrases (M) - Wikipedia

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    modus operandi (M.O.) method of operating: Usually used to describe a criminal's methods. modus ponens: method of placing: Loosely "method of affirming", a logical rule of inference stating that from propositions if P then Q and P, then one can conclude Q. modus tollens: method of removing

  4. List of Latin abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    translation usage and notes AB Artium Baccalaureus "Bachelor of Arts" An undergraduate bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. a.C.n. ante Christum natum "before Christ" "B.C." is commonly used in English instead to convey this meaning. ad. nat. delt. ad naturam delineavit "after ...

  5. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    The original meaning was similar to "the game is afoot", but its modern meaning, like that of the phrase "crossing the Rubicon", denotes passing the point of no return on a momentous decision and entering into a risky endeavor where the outcome is left to chance. alenda lux ubi orta libertas: Let light be nourished where liberty has arisen

  6. Contronym - Wikipedia

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    Hindi: कल and Urdu: کل (kal) may mean either "yesterday" or "tomorrow" (disambiguated by the verb in the sentence). Icelandic: fram eftir can mean "toward the sea" or "away from the sea" depending on dialect. [24] Irish: ar ball can mean "a while ago" or "in a little bit/later on" [25]

  7. Feroz-ul-Lughat Urdu - Wikipedia

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    Feroz-ul-Lughat Urdu Jamia (Urdu: فیروز الغات اردو جامع) is an Urdu-to-Urdu dictionary published by Ferozsons (Private) Limited. It was originally compiled by Maulvi Ferozeuddin in 1897. The dictionary contains about 100,000 ancient and popular words, compounds, derivatives, idioms, proverbs, and modern scientific, literary ...

  8. Modus vivendi - Wikipedia

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    A "Modus vivendi" from the Kladderadatsch, 1878, to Leo XIII and Bismarck. Modus vivendi (plural modi vivendi ) is a Latin phrase that means "mode of living" or " way of life ". In international relations , it often is used to mean an arrangement or agreement that allows conflicting parties to coexist in peace.

  9. English words of Greek origin - Wikipedia

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    Many Latin phrases are used verbatim in English texts—et cetera (etc.), ad nauseam, modus operandi (M.O.), ad hoc, in flagrante delicto, mea culpa, and so on—but this is rarer for Greek phrases or expressions: hoi polloi 'the many' eureka 'I have found [it]' kalos kagathos 'beautiful and virtuous' hapax legomenon 'once said'