Main entry: modal, modal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb, modal verb
Definition: an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
Definition: relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
Usage: the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30
Main entry: modal
Definition: relating to or expressing the mood of a verb
Usage: modal auxiliary
Main entry: modal
Definition: of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode