- a small amount or portion
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mod•i•cum /ˈmɑdɪkəm/USA pronunciation
n. [countable;
usually singular;
a + ~]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026usually singular;
a + ~]
- a moderate amount:displays a modicum of good sense.
mod•i•cum
(mod′i kəm),USA pronunciation n.
- a moderate or small amount:He hasn't even a modicum of common sense.
- Latin, noun, nominal use of neuter of modicus moderate, equivalent. to modi-, combining form of modus limit (see mode1) + -cus adjective, adjectival suffix
- late Middle English 1425–75
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modicum /ˈmɒdɪkəm/ n
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