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Modal Auxiliary

nounid 91665·updated May 18, 2026
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an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
modal
plural
Modal Auxiliaries
possessive
Modal Auxiliary's
pluralpossessive
Modal Auxiliaries'

Framework definitions

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

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