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modicum definition

modi·cum (mäd′i kəm)

noun

a small amount; bit

Etymology: LME < L, neut. of modicus, moderate < modus: see mode

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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