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stacked modal

stacked modal noun: a double modal (or, rarely, any string of multiple modals, e.g. a triple modal).

Noun

stacked modal (plural stacked modals)

  1. (rare) A double modal (or, rarely, any string of multiple modals, e.g. a triple modal).
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:stacked modal.

Forms of stacked modal

pluralstacked modals

Origin of stacked modal

From modal stacking.

Questions about stacked modal

What does stacked modal mean?
Stacked modal means a double modal (or, rarely, any string of multiple modals, e.g. a triple modal).
What part of speech is stacked modal?
Stacked modal is a noun.
What is the plural of stacked modal?
The plural of stacked modal is stacked modals.

Words near stacked modal in the dictionary

  1. stackages
  2. stackback
  3. stackbacks
  4. stacked
  5. stacked it
  6. stacked modal
  7. stacked modals
  8. stacked off
  9. stacked the deck
  10. stacked up
  11. stacked z's

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