Mode (Noun)
Meaning 1
How something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
Any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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- The musician experimented with different modes to create a unique sound in her composition.
- The song's melody was written in the Dorian mode, giving it a distinctive, melancholic feel.
- In traditional music theory, the major and minor scales are considered modes, but with a specific pattern of whole and half steps.
- The jazz musician's improvisation shifted seamlessly between the Phrygian and Mixolydian modes.
- The composer's use of the Lydian mode added an air of tension and uncertainty to the piece.
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Meaning 3
The most frequent value of a random variable.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
A particular functioning condition or arrangement; "switched from keyboard to voice mode".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 5
A classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility.
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Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
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Meaning 6
Verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker.
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Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
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- Declarative Mood
- Indicative Mood
- Declarative
- Jussive Mood
- Interrogative Mood
- Common Mood
- Fact Mood
- Optative Mood
- Imperative Form
- Subjunctive Mood
- Imperative Mood