n.
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of 1 mode
Date: 1569
1 : the form of a syllogism as determined by the quantity and quality of its constituent propositions
2 : distinction of form or a particular set of inflectional forms of a verb to express whether the action or state it denotes is conceived as fact or in some other manner (as command, possibility, or wish)
3 : MODE 1B