"modus operandi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Cebuano]

Etymology: From English modus operandi, borrowed from Latin modus operandī. Etymology templates: {{der|ceb|en|modus operandi}} English modus operandi, {{der|ceb|la|modus operandī}} Latin modus operandī Head templates: {{head|ceb|noun}} modus operandi
  1. (law enforcement) a modus operandi Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-modus_operandi-ceb-noun-P1Hmffyr Topics: government, law-enforcement
  2. a person or thing's normal mode of operation
    Sense id: en-modus_operandi-ceb-noun-EkVemP0C Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈməʊ.dʌs ˌɒp.ə.ɹæn.daɪ/ [UK], /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ˌɔp.ɘ.ɹɛn.dɒe/ [New-Zealand], /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ˌɔp.ɘ.ɹɛn.di/ [New-Zealand], /ˈmoʊ.dɘs ˌɑp.əɹ.ɛn.daɪ/ [General-American], /ˈmoʊ.dɘs ˌɑp.əɹ.ɛn.di/ [General-American] Forms: modi operandi [plural], modus operandis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin modus operandī, from modus (“manner, method”) and operandī (“of working”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*med-}}, {{bor|en|la|modus operandī}} Latin modus operandī, {{m|la|modus||manner, method}} modus (“manner, method”), {{m|la|operandī||of working}} operandī (“of working”) Head templates: {{en-noun|modi operandi|s|nolinkhead=1}} modus operandi (plural modi operandi or modus operandis)
  1. (colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation. Tags: colloquial Translations (person or thing's method of operation): toimintatapa [plural-normally] (Finnish), modus operandi (French), ქმედების ხერხი (kmedebis xerxi) (Georgian), Modus Operandi [masculine] (German), μεθοδολογία δράσης (methodología drásis) [feminine] (Greek), τρόπος δράσης (trópos drásis) [masculine] (Greek), कार्यप्रणाली (kāryapraṇālī) (Hindi), तरीक़ाकार (tarīqākār) (Hindi), तरीक़ा-ए-कार (tarīqā-e-kār) (Hindi), तरीक़-ए-कार (tarīq-e-kār) (Hindi), modus operandi (Italian), modus operandi (Latin), modus operandi [masculine] (Polish), modus operandi [masculine] (Portuguese), modus operandi [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-modus_operandi-en-noun-8H97jzE3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of "person or thing's method of operation": 90 10
  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. Categories (topical): Law enforcement Translations (habits from a criminal): 特徵 (alt: 犯罪/作案手法的) (Chinese Mandarin), 特征 (tèzhēng) (alt: 犯罪/作案手法的) (Chinese Mandarin), toimintatapa [plural-normally] (Finnish), mode opératoire [masculine] (French), modus operandi [masculine] (French), დანაშაულებრივი ხერხი (današaulebrivi xerxi) (Georgian), დანაშაულებრივი მოქმედების მეთოდი (današaulebrivi mokmedebis metodi) (Georgian), დანაშაულებრივი მოქმედების ხერხი (današaulebrivi mokmedebis xerxi) (Georgian), Modus Operandi [masculine] (German), अपराध कार्यप्रणाली (aprādh kāryapraṇālī) (Hindi), अपराधी कार्यप्रणाली (aprādhī kāryapraṇālī) (Hindi), modus operandi (Hungarian), modus operandi (Polish), modus operandi [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-modus_operandi-en-noun-T0~byoVs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: government, law-enforcement Disambiguation of 'habits from a criminal': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: MO Related terms: modus procedendi

Noun [French]

IPA: /mɔ.dys ɔ.pe.ʁɑ̃(n).di/ Forms: modus operandi [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#|nolinkhead=1}} modus operandi m (plural modus operandi)
  1. (law enforcement) modus operandi Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Law enforcement Synonyms: mode opératoire
    Sense id: en-modus_operandi-fr-noun-7vS~5DEK Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, law-enforcement

Noun [Italian]

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī (literally “method of working”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|it|la|modus operandī|lit=method of working}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī (literally “method of working”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#|nolinkhead=1}} modus operandi m (invariable)
  1. modus operandi Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-modus_operandi-it-noun-7vS~5DEK Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Polish]

IPA: /ˈmɔ.dus ɔ.pɛˈran.di/
Rhymes: -andi Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī. Etymology templates: {{ubor|pl|la|modus operandī}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī Head templates: {{pl-noun|m-in|head=modus operandi|indecl=yes}} modus operandi m inan (indeclinable)
  1. (literary) modus operandi (person or thing's method of operation) Tags: inanimate, indeclinable, literary, masculine
    Sense id: en-modus_operandi-pl-noun-cd9zZIjT Categories (other): Polish entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈmɔ.duz o.peˈɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi/ [Brazil], /ˈmɔ.duz ɔ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.di/ [Portugal], [ˈmɔ.ðuz ɔ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.di] [Portugal] Forms: modus operandi [plural], modi operandi [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī. Etymology templates: {{ubor|pt|la|modus operandī}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|#|nolinkhead=1|pl2=modi operandi}} modus operandi m (plural modus operandi or modi operandi)
  1. modus operandi (method of operation) Wikipedia link: pt:modus operandi Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-modus_operandi-pt-noun-6XnReIvU Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese nouns with multiple plurals

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˌmodus opeˈɾandi/, [ˌmo.ð̞us o.peˈɾãn̪.d̪i] Forms: modus operandi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin modus operandī (literally “manner or method of working”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|la|modus operandī|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=manner or method of working|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin modus operandī (literally “manner or method of working”), {{bor+|es|la|modus operandī|lit=manner or method of working}} Borrowed from Latin modus operandī (literally “manner or method of working”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m|#|head=modus operandi}} modus operandi m (plural modus operandi)
  1. modus operandi Wikipedia link: es:modus operandi Tags: masculine Related terms: modus vivendi
    Sense id: en-modus_operandi-es-noun-7vS~5DEK Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=n|g2=|head=|sort=}} modus operandi n, {{sv-noun|n}} modus operandi n
  1. (criminal or more general) modus operandi Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-modus_operandi-sv-noun-7vS~5DEK Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for modus operandi meaning in All languages combined (16.2kB)

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      "code": "ka",
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