MODICUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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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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