modal
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin modalis (“pertaining to a mode”), from Latin modus (“mode”); see mode. Compare to French, Spanish and Portuguese modal and Italian modale.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -əʊdəl
Adjective[edit]
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 propositions
- (statistics) relating to the statistical mode.
- (computing) Having separate modes in which user input has different effects.
- (computer science) requiring immediate user interaction (often used as modal dialog or modal window)
- (metaphysics) Relating to the form of a thing rather to any of its attributes
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Derived terms[edit]
terms derived from modal
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Translations[edit]
of, relating to, or describing a mode or modus
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of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause
of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided
of, relating to, or describing two modality between the prepositions in logic
of, relating to, relating to the statistical mode
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requiring immediate computer user interaction
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Noun[edit]
modal (plural modals)
- (logic) A modal proposition
- (linguistics) A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary.
Translations[edit]
modal proposition
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External links[edit]
- modal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- modal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin modalis, from Latin modus 'mode'.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Audio (Belgium) (file)
Adjective[edit]
modal m (feminine modale, masculine plural modaux, feminine plural modales)
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
modal m (plural modaux)
Portuguese[edit]
Adjective[edit]
modal m and f (plural modais; comparable)
- modal (all senses)
Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
modal m and f (plural modales)
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- English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
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- en:Logic
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- en:Metaphysics
- English nouns
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- en:Linguistics
- French terms derived from Medieval Latin
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- French adjectives
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