modicum

mod·i·cum

 (mŏd′ĭ-kəm)

n.

A small amount of something: "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

[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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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.

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modicum

noun

A tiny amount:

bit, crumb, dab, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit.

Chiefly British: spot.

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Translations

قَليل

trocha

smule

kis mennyiség

ögn; lítilræîi; lágmark

briciolo

mazumiņš

azıcıkküçük miktar

一小份一点点少量

modicum

[ˈmɒdɪkəm] N a modicum of → un mínimo de

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modicum

[ˈmɒdɪkəm] n
a modicum of → un minimum de

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

modicum

(ˈmodikəm) noun

a small quantity. klein hoeveelheid قَليل малко количество módico trocha kleine Menge smule μικρή ποσότητα, ελάχιστοmínimo, pizca natuke مقدار کم hiukkanen minimumשמץ, קורטוב टुकड़ा malenkost kis mennyiség sedikit ögn; lítilræði; lágmark un po' 少量 소량 truputis mazumiņš sedikit beetjelite grann, minimumodrobina لږ څه módico minim, modic очень малое количество trocha malenkost minimum smula, minimum จำนวนเล็กน้อย küçük miktar, azıcık 少量，一點點 дуже мала кількість, крихта تھوڑی مقدار số lượng ít ỏi 少量，一点点，一小份

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