modicum
pronunciation
How to pronounce modicum in British English:
UK [ˈmɒdɪkəm]
How to pronounce modicum in American English:
US [ˈmɑdɪkəm]
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- Noun:
- a small or moderate or token amount
Word Origin
- modicum
- modicum: see model
- modicum (n.)
- "small quantity or portion," late 15c., Scottish, from Latin modicum "a little," noun use of neuter of modicus "moderate, having a proper measure; ordinary, scanty, small, few," from modus "measure, manner" (see mode (n.1)).