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Noun: modal auxiliary
  1. An auxiliary verb (such as 'can' or 'will') that is used to express modality
    - modal auxiliary verb, modal verb, modal

Derived forms: modal auxiliaries

Type of: auxiliary verb

Encyclopedia: Modal auxiliary

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modal logic
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