modality

1.) the fact, state, or quality of being modal 2.) a special attribute, emphasis, etc. that marks certain individuals, things, groups, etc. 3.) Logic the qualification in a proposition that indicates that what is affirmed or denied is possible, impossible, necessary, contingent, etc. 4. Med. a) the employment of, or the method of employment of, a therapeutic agent b) a specific sensory channel, as vision or hearing

Ulysses, pg. 38 1946AmHC