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Modally

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mod·al  (mdl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a mode.
2. Grammar Of, relating to, or expressing the mood of a verb.
3. Music Of, relating to, characteristic of, or composed in any of the modes typical of medieval church music.
4. Philosophy Of or relating to mode without referring to substance.
5. Logic Expressing or characterized by modality.
6. Statistics Of or relating to a statistical mode or modes.
n.
See modal auxiliary.
[Medieval Latin modlis, from Latin modus, measure; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
modal·ly adv.
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