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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mod·al \\ˈmō-dəl\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Medieval Latin modalis, from Latin modus DATE 1569 1. of or relating to modality in logic 2. containing provisions as to the mode of procedure or the manner of taking effect — used of a contract or legacy 3. of or relating to a musical mode 4. of or relating to structure as opposed to substance 5. of, relating to, or constituting a grammatical form or category characteristically indicating predication of an action or state in some manner other than as a simple fact 6. of or relating to a statistical mode • mod·al·ly \\-dəl-ē\\ adverb English Etymology modal 1569, term in logic, from M.Fr . modal, from M.L. modalis "of or pertaining to a mode," from L. modus "measure, manner, mode." Musical sense is from 1597.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 modal modal / 5mEudl; NAmE 5moudl / (also modal 'verb, modal au'xiliary, modal au'xiliary verb) noun (grammar 语法) a verb such as can, may or will that is used with another verb (not a modal) to express possibility, permission, intention, etc. 情态动词(如 can、may 或 will 等,和实义动词连用表示可能、许可、意图等) • modal adj. ⇨ compare auxiliary n. (1) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mod·al I. \ˈmōdəl\ adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin modalis, from Latin modus measure, manner + -alis -al — more at mete 1. : of or relating to mode or modality in logic 2. : containing provisions as to the mode of procedure or the manner of taking effect — used of a contract or legacy 3. : of or relating to a musical mode; specifically : written in one of the ecclesiastical modes < uses diatonic harmonies with a modal flavor — Humphrey Searle > 4. : of or relating to form as opposed to substance : having form without reality 5. a. : of, relating to, or constituting a grammatical form or category characteristically indicating predication of an action or state in some manner other than as a simple fact b. : of, relating to, or constituting a grammatical case that denotes manner 6. : of or relating to a statistical mode : most common : typical < the anthropologist's modal concept of culture pattern which is based upon observations of what most people seem to be doing — Jacob Fried > < has produced his first novel at the age of sixty … approximately thirty years after the modal American novelist reaches his peak — J.K.Galbraith > 7. : of or relating to modalism • mod·al·ly \-əlē, -li\ adverb II. noun (-s) 1. : a modal proposition or statement in logic 2. : a grammatical form belonging to a class of words or inflectional affixes with a modal function; specifically : a modal auxiliary in English grammar |
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