manner mode
style
way fashion | how something is done or how it happens, her dignified manner, his rapid manner of talking, their nomadic mode of existence, in the characteristic New York style, a lonely way of life, in an abrasive fashion |
universe
universe of discourse | everything stated or assumed in a given discussion |
mode
modal value | the most frequent value of a random variable |
asynchronous transfer mode
ATM | a means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds, suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data, ATM is used for both LAN and WAN |
| discourse | extended verbal expression in speech or writing |
ecclesiastical mode
Gregorian mode
church mode
medieval mode | any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until , derived historically from the Greek mode |
| Greek mode | any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece |
mode
musical mode | any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave |
major key
major mode | a key whose harmony is based on the major scale |
minor key
minor mode | a key based on the minor scale |
discussion treatment
discourse | an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic, the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic, his treatment of the race question is badly biased |
| indirect discourse | a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool') |
direct discourse
direct quotation | a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., he said `I am a fool') |
sermon
discourse preaching | an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) |
mood
mode modality | verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker |
modality
mode | a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility |
| mode | a particular functioning condition or arrangement, switched from keyboard to voice mode |
hold forth
discourse
dissertate | talk at length and formally about a topic, The speaker dissertated about the social politics in th century England |
converse
discourse | carry on a conversation |
discourse talk about
discuss | to consider or examine in speech or writing, The author talks about the different aspects of this question, The class discussed Dante's `Inferno' |
latest
a la mode(p)
in style(p)
in vogue(p)
modish | in the current fashion or style |
| a la mode | with ice cream on top or on the side, we served the apple pie a la mode |