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modality
CIDE DICTIONARY
modality, n. [Cf. F. modalité.].
- The quality or state of being modal. [1913 Webster]
- A modal relation or quality; a mode or point of view under which an object presents itself to the mind. According to Kant, the quality of propositions, as assertory, problematical, or apodeictic. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
modality, n. (pl. -ies)
1 the state of being modal.
2 (in sing. or pl.) a prescribed method of procedure.
1 the state of being modal.
2 (in sing. or pl.) a prescribed method of procedure.
Etymology
med.L modalitas (as MODAL)
THESAURUS
modality
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State
N state, condition, category, estate, lot, ease, trim, mood, pickle, plight, temper, aspect, dilemma, pass, predicament, constitution, habitude, diathesis, frame, fabric, stamp, set, fit, mold, mould, mode, modality, schesis, form, tone, tenor, turn, trim, guise, fashion, light, complexion, style, character, conditional, modal, formal, structural, organic, conditionally, as the matter stands, as things are, such being the case.For further exploring for "modality" in Webster Dictionary Online