[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

modus vivendi \mo"dus viven"di\ l.
   mode, or manner, of living; hence, a temporary arrangement of
   affairs until disputed matters can be settled.
   webster 1913 suppl.

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

modus vivendi
     n 1: a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties
          pending a permanent settlement
     2: a manner of living that reflects the person's values and
        attitudes syn: life style, life-style, lifestyle
see also:
life style life-style lifestyle 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

72 moby thesaurus words for "modus vivendi":
   pax dei, pax romana, peace of god, action, actions, activity, acts,
   address, affectation, air, armistice, bearing, behavior,
   behavior pattern, behavioral norm, behavioral science,
   breathing spell, buffer zone, carriage, cease-fire, comportment,
   conduct, cooling-off period, culture pattern, custom, demeanor,
   demilitarized zone, deportment, doing, doings, folkway, gestures,
   goings-on, guise, hollow truce, maintien, manner, manners, method,
   methodology, methods, mien, motions, movements, moves,
   neutral territory, observable behavior, pacification, pattern,
   pax in bello, peace, poise, port, pose, posture, practice, praxis,
   presence, procedure, proceeding, social science, stand-down, style,
   suspension of hostilities, tactics, temporary arrangement, tone,
   treaty of peace, truce, way, way of life, ways

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