modicum (redirected from modica)

mod·i·cum  (md-km)

n. pl. mod·i·cums or mod·i·ca (-k)

A small, moderate, or token amount: "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists" (Ian Jack).

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[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

[from Latin: a little way, from modicus moderate]

Thesaurus

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.

Translations

modicum [ˈmɒdɪkəm] N a modicum of → un mínimo de

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modicum [ˈmɒdɪkəm] n
a modicum of → un minimum de

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modicum

n a modicum (of) → ein wenig, ein bisschen; with a modicum of luck → mit ein wenig or mit einem Quäntchen Glück; a modicum of hope/intelligence → ein Funke m → (von) Hoffnung/Intelligenz; a modicum of truth → ein Körnchen nt → Wahrheit

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modicum [ˈmɒdɪkəm] n a modicum of → un minimo di

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modicum

n modicum [ˈmodikəm]

a small quantity. klein hoeveelheid قَليل малко количество trocha smule kleine Menge μικρή ποσότητα, (ένα) ελάχιστο mínimo, pizca natuke مقدار کم hiukkanen minimum שֶׁמֶץ, קוֹרטוֹב टुकड़ा malenkost kis mennyiség sedikit ögn; lítilræði; lágmark un po' 少量 소량 truputis mazumiņš sedikit beetje lite grann, minimum odrobina módico minim, modic очень малое количество trocha malenkost minimum smula, minimum จำนวนเล็กน้อย küçük miktar, azıcık 一小份 дуже мала кількість, крихта تھوڑی مقدار số lượng ít ỏi 一小份