modaladjectivecommon nounSyllable DecompositionmodalEtymologyexpandfrom mode with the adjectival suffix -al, derived from the Latin scholastic modalis.Definitions1. Artificial textile made from cellulose. Like viscose, it is soft like cotton while being stronger and less sensitive to water.expand2. Ellipsis of modal verb, characteristic of Germanic languages.grammaireexpandPluralmodauxTranslationsenglish:modal
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