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Mo"docs (?), n. pl.; sing.
Modoc (&?;). (Ethnol.) A tribe of
warlike Indians formerly inhabiting Northern California. They are
nearly extinct.

Mod"u*lar (?), a. Of or pertaining
to mode, modulation, module, or modius; as, modular
arrangement; modular accent; modular measure.

Mod"u*late (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Modulated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Modulating (?).] [L. modulatus, p. p. of
modulari to measure, to modulate, fr. modulus a small
measure, meter, melody, dim. of modus. See Mode.]
1. To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a
certain portion.

2. To vary or inflect in a natural,
customary, or musical manner; as, the organs of speech
modulate the voice in reading or speaking.

Could any person so modulate her voice as to
deceive so many?

Mod"u*late, v.


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