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1. (adj.) modal
of or pertaining to mode, manner, or form.
2. modal
of or pertaining to a musical mode.
3. modal
of, pertaining to, or expressing the mood of a verb.
4. modal
exhibiting or expressing some phase of logical modality.
Etymology: (1560–70; < ML)
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| Definition of 'modal' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) modal auxiliary verb, modal auxiliary, modal verb, modal
an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
2. (adj) modal(a), average
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
"the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
3. (adj) modal
of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode
4. (adj) modal
relating to or expressing the mood of a verb
"modal auxiliary"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) modal
of or pertaining to a mode or mood; consisting in mode or form only; relating to form; having the form without the essence or reality
2. (adj) modal
indicating, or pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought
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