MODICUM
modicum
(noun) a small or moderate or token amount; “England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists”- Ian Jack
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
modicum (plural modicums or modica)
A modest, small, or trifling amount.
Synonyms: iota, jot, tittle, Thesaurus:modicum
Antonym: Thesaurus:lot
Source: Wiktionary
Mod"i*cum, n. Etym: [L., fr. modicus moderate, fr. modus. See Mode.]
Definition: A little; a small quantity; a measured simply. "Modicums of wit." Shak. Her usual modicum of beer and punch. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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