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noun American English pronunciation: mode /moʊd/ 
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pluralmodes
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  1. 1
    [countable] a particular way of doing something
    mode of:

    an efficient mode of production

    E-mail is becoming an increasingly popular mode of communication.

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  3. 3
    [countable] [usually singular] formal a particular fashion or style of art, literature, clothes, etc.
    mode of:

    a novel written in the mode of a detective story

    He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.

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  5. 5
    [singular/uncountable] informal a particular way of behaving or feeling, or a way of behaving or feeling that is appropriate for a particular situation or person
    in...mode:

    Don't ask me anything about work because I'm in vacation mode.

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