modal
/mˈoʊdʌl/
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Definitions
Adjective
of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode
Adjective
relating to or expressing the mood of a verb; "modal auxiliary"
Adjective Satellite
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
Noun
an auxiliary verb (such as `can'' or `will'') that is used to express modality