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MODICUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small or moderate or token amount
Example:
England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("modicum" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
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