stacked modal
nounEtymology From modal stacking.
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Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Rare A double modal (or, rarely, any string of multiple modals, e.g. a triple modal).
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noun
Etymology From modal stacking.
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Rare A double modal (or, rarely, any string of multiple modals, e.g. a triple modal).
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