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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MOD'ICUM, n. [L.] A little; a small quantity.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, neuter of modicus moderate, from modus measure Date: 15th century a small portion ; a limited quantity

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (foll. by of) a small quantity. Etymology: L, = short distance or time, neut. of modicus moderate f. modus measure

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Modicum Mod"i*cum, n. [L., fr. modicus moderate, fr. modus. See Mode.] A little; a small quantity; a measured simply. ``Modicums of wit.'' --Shak. Her usual modicum of beer and punch. --Thackeray.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A modicum of something, especially something that is good or desirable, is a reasonable but not large amount of it. (FORMAL) I'd like to think I've had a modicum of success. ...a modicum of privacy. QUANT: QUANT of n-uncount

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Little, trifle, small quantity.

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