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CEFRC1

/moʊd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A particular way or state in which something operates.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A particular means of accomplishing something.

Examples

  • The author's mode of expression is very concise.

  • This program cannot be run in DOS mode.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /məʊd/
  • /mod/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One of several common scales in modern Western music, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.

  2. One of several ancient Greek scales.

  3. A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.

More examples

In context

  • What was the mode of entry?

  • differential-mode

  • In insert mode, characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Old French mode (masculine), from Latin modus (“measure, due measure, rhythm, melody”). Doublet of modus.