Mode?

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mode
məʊd/
noun
noun: mode; plural noun: modes
  1. 1.
    a way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done.
    “his preferred mode of travel was a kayak”
    synonyms: manner, way, fashion, means, method, system,style, approach, technique, procedure,process, methodology, modus operandi, form,routine, practice

    “an extremely informal mode of policing”
    • an option allowing a change in the method of operation of a device, especially a camera.
      “a camcorder in automatic mode“
      synonyms: function, position, operation, role, capacity

      “with the camera in manual mode you can zoom in fast”
    • COMPUTING
      a way of operating or using a system.
      “some computers provide several so-called processor modes”
    • PHYSICS
      any of the distinct kinds or patterns of vibration of an oscillating system.
    • LOGIC
      the character of a modal proposition (whether necessary, contingent, possible, or impossible).
    • LOGIC GRAMMAR
      another term for mood2.
  2. 2.
    a fashion or style in clothes, art, literature, etc.
    “in the Seventies the mode for active wear took hold”
    synonyms: fashion, vogue, current/latest style, style, look,trend, latest thing, latest taste; More
  3. 3.
    STATISTICS
    the value that occurs most frequently in a given set of data.
  4. 4.
    MUSIC
    a set of musical notes forming a scale and from which melodies and harmonies are constructed.
Origin
late Middle English (in the musical and grammatical senses): from Latin modus ‘measure’, from an Indo-European root shared by mete1; compare with mood2.
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      3. I wrote a poem in old Northern English. I think you and do more it’s a brilliant idea. Have you read HILD? It’s a great book about old English and old words set in fiction

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