modality

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /moʊˈdæləti/ UK /məʊˈdæləti/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a particular mode, method, or manner in which something exists or is done

    Therapists may combine several modalities to treat chronic pain.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a particular mode, method,... modemethodmannermechanismapproachform
Word family
Related forms modalmodemodelmodulate

Etymology

From Medieval Latin modalitas, from modalis ('modal'), from Latin modus ('measure, manner, mode').

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