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English adjective: modal | |||
| 1. | modal relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution | ||
| Samples | The modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30. | ||
| Synonyms | average | ||
| Similar | normal | ||
| Domain category | statistics | ||
| Antonyms | abnormal, unnatural | ||
| 2. | modal of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode | ||
| 3. | modal relating to or expressing the mood of a verb | ||
| Samples | Modal auxiliary. | ||
English noun: modal | |||
| 1. | modal (communication) an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality | ||
| Synonyms | modal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb, modal verb | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | auxiliary verb | ||
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