stacked modal

noun

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

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:stacked modal.”

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Meanings

nounstacked modal (plural stacked modals)

plural stacked modals

  1. raregrammarA double modal (or, rarely, any string of multiple modals, e.g. a triple modal).

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:stacked modal.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
double modal

Origin

From modal stacking.

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Cite this entry
APA

stacked modal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stacked%20modal

MLA

“stacked modal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stacked%20modal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stacked modal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stacked%20modal.

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