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semimodal

semimodal adjective: having only some of the characteristics of the major modal verbs.

Adjective

semimodal (not comparable)

  1. Having only some of the characteristics of the major modal verbs.

Noun

semimodal (plural semimodals)

  1. A verb having only some of the characteristics of the major modal verbs.

Forms of semimodal

pluralsemimodals

Origin of semimodal

From semi- + modal.

Questions about semimodal

What does semimodal mean?
Semimodal means having only some of the characteristics of the major modal verbs.
What part of speech is semimodal?
Semimodal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near semimodal in the dictionary

  1. semiminims
  2. semiminor
  3. semiminor axes
  4. semiminor axis
  5. semimobile
  6. semimodal
  7. semimodals
  8. semimodern
  9. semimodular
  10. semimodule
  11. semimodules

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