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Modal

see synonyms of modal

Noun

1. modal, modal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb, modal verb

an auxiliary verb (such as can' or will') that is used to express modality

Adjective

2. average, modal

relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution

Example Sentences:
'the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30'

3. modal

of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode

4. modal

relating to or expressing the mood of a verb

Example Sentences:
'modal auxiliary'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Modal

see synonyms of modal
adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or characteristic of mode or manner
2. grammar
(of a verb form or auxiliary verb) expressing a distinction of mood, such as that between possibility and actuality. The modal auxiliaries in English include can, could, may, must, need, ought, shall, should, will, and would
3. philosophy, logic
a. 
qualifying or expressing a qualification of the truth of some statement, for example, as necessary or contingent
b. 
relating to analogous qualifications such as that of rules as obligatory or permissive
4. metaphysics
of or relating to the form of a thing as opposed to its attributes, substance, etc
5. music
of or relating to a mode
6. 
of or relating to a statistical mode

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Modal

see synonyms of modal
adjective
1. 
of or indicating a mode or mood
2.  Grammar
of or expressing mood
a modal auxiliary
3. 
a.  Jazz
of or relating to compositions or improvisations based on an arrangement of modes rather than a series of chord progressions
b. 
in popular music, of or characterized by the repetition of one or two chords as a harmonic base
4.  Logic
expressing or characterized by modality
5.  Music
of or composed in any of the medieval church modes
6.  Philosophy
of mode, or form, as opposed to substance
7.  Statistics
having to do with a statistical mode
noun
8.  Grammar
modal auxiliary

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Modal

see synonyms of modal
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a mode.
2. Grammar Of, relating to, or expressing the mood of a verb.
3. Music Of, relating to, characteristic of, or composed in any of the modes typical of medieval church music.
4. Philosophy Of or relating to mode without referring to substance.
5. Logic Expressing or characterized by modality.
6. Statistics Of or relating to a statistical mode or modes.

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