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Modal auxiliary Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ary

Modal auxiliary has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

A verb used to express the mood (or tense) of another verb.

See Also
express verb modal case mood modal verb tense indicative mood
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
auxiliary verb
Rhyming Words
ary bary vary mary dary gary cary wary nary fary viary neary weary spary ovary snary teary hoary leary beary
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Modal auxiliary vs