1. (

• modal_auxiliary_verb ,
• modal_auxiliary ,
• modal_verb ,
• modal

) an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality ;

1. (

• modal ,
• average ,

) relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30" ;

2. (

• modal ,

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

3. (

• modal

) relating to or expressing the mood of a verb; "modal auxiliary" ;