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mode > 6 senses
NOUN1mode, manner, style, way, fashionHow something is done or how it happens
2modeA particular functioning condition or arrangement
3mode, modalityA classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
4mode, mood, modalityVerb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
5mode, musical modeAny of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
6mode, modal valueThe most frequent value of a random variable
mode > pronunciation
Soundsmow'd
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mode > noun 1, attribute
MeaningHow something is done or how it happens.
Examples"their nomadic mode of existence"
Synonymsmanner, style, way, fashion
Narrowerartistic style, idiom; drape; fit; form; life style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendi; setup; touch, signature; wise
Broaderproperty
mode > noun 2, state
MeaningA particular functioning condition or arrangement.
Examples"switched from keyboard to voice mode"
Broadercondition, status
mode > noun 3, relation
MeaningA classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility.
Synonymsmodality
Broaderlogical relation
mode > noun 4, relation
MeaningVerb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker.
Synonymsmood, modality
Narrowerindicative mood, indicative, declarative mood, declarative, common mood, fact mood; subjunctive mood, subjunctive; optative mood, optative; imperative mood, imperative, jussive mood; interrogative mood, interrogative
Broadergrammatical relation
Adjectivesmodal
mode > noun 5, communication
MeaningAny of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave.
Synonymsmusical mode
Narrowerecclesiastical mode, Gregorian mode, church mode, medieval mode; Greek mode; major scale, major diatonic scale; minor scale, minor diatonic scale
Broaderdiatonic scale
Adjectivesmodal
mode > noun 6, cognition
MeaningThe most frequent value of a random variable.
Synonymsmodal value
Categorystatistics
Broaderaverage, norm

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