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modal

The correct spelling is modal.

How to pronounce modal

noun

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The correct spelling is modal. A modal proposition. For example: "a modal dialog; a modal window"

Usage Examples

a modal dialog; a modal window

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A modal proposition.
  2. 2.A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary.
  3. 3.(grammar) A modal verb.
  4. 4.A modal window, one that cannot be closed until a decision is made.

adjective

  1. 1.Of, or relating to a mode or modus
  2. 2.(grammar) of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.Of, or relating to the modality between propositions
  5. 5.Relating to the statistical mode.

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