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modicum

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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).

[Middle English, from Latin, from neuter of modicus, moderate, from modus, measure; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

modicum [ˈmɒdɪkəm]
n
a small amount or portion
[from Latin: a little way, from modicus moderate]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.modicum - a small or moderate or token amountmodicum - 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

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 ofun mínimo de

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

modicum
n a modicum (of)ein wenig, ein bisschen; with a modicum of luckmit ein wenig or mit einem Quäntchen Glück; a modicum of hope/intelligenceein Funke m(von) Hoffnung/Intelligenz; a modicum of truthein Körnchen ntWahrheit

modicum [ˈmɒdɪkəm] n a modicum ofun minimo di

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


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And others are proud of their modicum of righteousness, and for the sake of it do violence to all things: so that the world is drowned in their unrighteousness.
Had the modicum been less, I should have known my duty.
Her modicum of strength had been exhausted, and she was unable even to move from her position.
 
 
 
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