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modal
adjective (a)
- of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode(adj.pert)source: wordnet30
- relating to or expressing the mood of a verb(adj.pert)Example:
Modal auxiliary.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution(adj.all)Example:
The modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30.
source: wordnet30
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