Modal
WordNet
adjective
(1) Relating to or expressing the mood of a verb
"Modal auxiliary"
(2) Of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode
noun
(3) An auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
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Etymology
From < ; see mode. Compare to French, Spanish and Portuguese and Italian .
Adjective
- of, or relating to a mode or modus
- of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause
- of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided, associated with emotional moods in Ancient - and in medieval ecclesiastical music
- of, or relating to the modality between the prepositions
- relating to the statistical mode.
- requiring immediate user interaction (often used as modal dialog or modal window)
Related terms
Noun
- A modal proposition
- A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary.