1. Relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
   "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
   - average 
2. Of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode 
3. Relating to or expressing the mood of a verb
   "modal auxiliary"

1. An auxiliary verb (such as 'can' or 'will') that is used to express modality
   - modal auxiliary verb, modal auxiliary, modal verb

Derived forms: modals

See also: mode, normal

Type of: auxiliary verb

Encyclopedia: Modal

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• omphalus
• Omsk
• on
• on a higher floor
• on a lower floor
• on a regular basis
• on a roll
• on air
• on all fours
• on an individual basis
• on an irregular basis
• on and off
• on approval
• on average
• on base
• on board
• on call
• on camera
• on cloud nine
• on demand
• on earth
• on edge
• on end
• on faith