Dictionary definition · modal
noun
- an auxiliary verb (such as ‘can’ or ‘will’) that is used to express modality
adjective
- relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution"the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
- of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode
- relating to or expressing the mood of a verb"modal auxiliary"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).