VDict - Definition of modal auxiliary

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modal auxiliary

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Noun

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

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Synonyms:
modal auxiliary verb modal verb modal

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modal auxiliary sideline optative mood alethic logic epistemic logic deontic logic doxastic logic cross-modal epistemological more...

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