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English
Etymology
From Mediaeval Latin modalis (“‘pertaining to a mode’”) < Latin modus (“‘mode’”); see mode. Compare to French, Spanish and Portuguese modal and Italian modale.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊdəl
Adjective
modal (comparative more modal, superlative most modal)
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Positive modal |
Comparative more modal |
Superlative most modal |
- of, or relating to a mode or modus
- (grammar) of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause
- (music) of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided, associated with emotional moods in Ancient - and in medieval ecclesiastical music
- (logic) of, or relating to the modality between the prepositions
- (statistics) relating to the mode.
- (computer science) requiring immediate user interaction (often used as modal dialog or modal window)
Synonyms
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Derived terms
- modality
- modally
- modal auxiliary
- modal logic
- modal particle
Related terms
Noun
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Singular modal |
Plural modals |
modal (plural modals)
- (logic) A modal proposition
- (linguistics) A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary.
Translations
requiring immediate computer user interaction
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External links
- modal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- modal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French
Etymology
From Mediaeval Latin modalis, from Latin modus.
Adjective
modal
Derived terms
Noun
modal m. (plural modaux)
Spanish
Adjective
modal m. and f. (plural modales)
Related terms
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guardian.co.uk, UK
According to trusted internet resource Wikipedia, the South African national anthem is "the only neo- modal national anthem in the world, by virtue of being the only one that does not finish in the home key". Sadly, its complex jazz stylings are ...
