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modal

adjective noun

relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution

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Word length
5
Starts with
M
Ends with
L
Contains
OD
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution

    “the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30”

adjective

  1. relating to or expressing the mood of a verb

    “modal auxiliary”

adjective

  1. of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode

noun

  1. an auxiliary verb (such as ‘can’ or ‘will’) that is used to express modality

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the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30
modal auxiliary

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