modality (n.)

  1. a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility

    [ Syn: mode ]

  2. verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

    [ Syn: mood , mode ]

  3. a particular sense

    [ Syn: sense modality , sensory system ]

  4. a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment

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