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mod·i·cum
(mŏd′ĭ-kəm)n.
A small amount of something: "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists" (Ian Jack).
[Middle English, from Latin, from neuter of modicus, moderate, from modus, measure; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
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modicum
(ˈmɒdɪkəm)n
a small amount or portion
[C15: from Latin: a little way, from modicus moderate]
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mod•i•cum
(ˈmɒd ɪ kəm)n.
a moderate or small amount.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Latin, n. use of neuter of modicus moderate]
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Noun | 1. | modicum - a small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
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modicum
noun little, bit, drop, touch, inch, scrap, dash, grain, particle, fragment, atom, pinch, ounce, shred, small amount, crumb, tinge, mite, tad (informal, chiefly U.S.), speck, iota I like to think I've had a modicum of success.
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modicum
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Translations
قَليل
trocha
smule
kis mennyiség
ögn; lítilræîi; lágmark
mazumiņš
azıcıkküçük miktar
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modicum
(ˈmodikəm) noun a small quantity.
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