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Modal   /mˈoʊdəl/   Listen
Modal

adjective
1.
Relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution.  Synonym: average.
2.
Of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode.
3.
Relating to or expressing the mood of a verb.
noun
1.
An auxiliary verb (such as 'can' or 'will') that is used to express modality.  Synonyms: modal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb, modal verb.



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... therefore another expression for the trivial: matter, as against vacancy or the privation of matter, yields the antithesis of material or immaterial, substantial and unsubstantial; matter, as against form, yields the antithesis of substance and shape, or otherwise of material and modal—what is matter and what is the mere modification of matter, its variation by means of ornament ...
— The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) • Thomas De Quincey


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