About The Word Modicum
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Modicum
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What's The Definition Of Modicum?
[n] a small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack
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See {Mode}.]
A little; a small quantity; a measured simply. ``Modicums of
wit.'' --Shak.
Her usual modicum of beer and punch. --Thackeray.
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