See modus operandi on Wiktionary
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"ipa": "/ˈmɔ.duz ɔ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.di/",
"tags": [
"Portugal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈmɔ.ðuz ɔ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.di]",
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"Portugal"
]
}
],
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}
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},
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"name": "bor+"
}
],
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{
"form": "modus operandi",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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},
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}
],
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{
"word": "modus vivendi"
}
],
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"Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
"Spanish lemmas",
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"Spanish multiword terms",
"Spanish nouns",
"Spanish terms borrowed from Latin",
"Spanish terms derived from Latin",
"Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
],
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"modus operandi"
],
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[
"modus operandi",
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]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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]
}
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{
"ipa": "/ˌmodus opeˈɾandi/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˌmo.ð̞us o.peˈɾãn̪.d̪i]"
}
],
"word": "modus operandi"
}
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},
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},
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],
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"modus operandi",
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],
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]
}
],
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}
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