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modally Definition


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modal
adj
    1. grammar.
      Belonging or relating to, or concerning, mood2 or a mood.
    2. Said of music: using or relating to a particular mode.
noun
    1. grammar.
      A verb used as the auxiliary of another verb to express grammatical mood such as condition, possibility and obligation, eg can, could, may, shall, will, must, ought to. Also called modal auxiliary or modal verb. See also auxiliary verb.
Derivative: modally
adverb
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin modalis; see mode.



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