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We need to have a modicum of faith in people's common sense, creativity and will to survive and prosper even in the face of great difficulties and obstacles. If people could keep society running in the aftermath of the Black Death, they could keep it running after the U.S. government defaulted on its debt.
Robert Higgs

Meaning of "modicum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MODICUM

From Latin: a little way, from modicus moderate.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MODICUM

modicum  [ˈmɒdɪkəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MODICUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Modicum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MODICUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of modicum in the English dictionary

The definition of modicum in the dictionary is a small amount or portion.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MODICUM


asalam-wa-leikum
ˈʌsəˈlɑːmwɑːˈleɪkəm
canticum
ˈkæntɪkəm
capsicum
ˈkæpsɪkəm
cervicum
ˈsɜːvɪkəm
colchicum
ˈkɒltʃɪkəm
doronicum
dəˈrɒnɪkəm
etymologicum
ˌɛtɪməˈlɒdʒɪkəm
hypericum
haɪˈpɛrɪkəm
Illyricum
ɪˈlɪərɪkəm
nickum
ˈnɪkəm
Noricum
ˈnɒrɪkəm
panicum
ˈpænɪkəm
practicum
ˈpræktɪkəm
stickum
ˈstɪkəm
tillicum
ˈtɪlɪkəm
triticum
ˈtrɪtɪkəm
viaticum
vaɪˈætɪkəm
Wykeham
ˈwɪkəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MODICUM

modi operandi
modi vivendi
modifiability
modifiable
modifiableness
modification
modificative
modificatory
modified
modified-release
modifier
modifies
modify
Modigliani
modillion
modiolar
modioli
modiolus
modish
modishly

WORDS THAT END LIKE MODICUM

ammoniacum
caecum
cecum
cum
Eboracum
exacum
guaiacum
jus canonicum
locum
molluscum
offscum
pax vobiscum
periostracum
pond scum
scum
talcum
taraxacum
vade mecum
verbascum
viscum

Synonyms and antonyms of modicum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MODICUM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «modicum» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of modicum
atom · bit · crumb · dash · drop · fragment · grain · inch · iota · little · mite · ounce · particle · pinch · scrap · shred · speck · tad · tinge · touch

Translation of «modicum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MODICUM

Find out the translation of modicum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of modicum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «modicum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

点点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mínimo
570 millions of speakers

English

modicum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भोजन की थोड़ी मात्रा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قدر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

капелька
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

modicum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামান্য পরিমাণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

minimum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Modicum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Körnchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

少量
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Modicum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một phần ít
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பணிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोचकूप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

az miktar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

briciola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odrobina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крапелька
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

minimum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψήγμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

greintjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

modicum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

minstemål
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of modicum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MODICUM»

The term «modicum» is regularly used and occupies the 77.804 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MODICUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «modicum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «modicum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about modicum

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10 QUOTES WITH «MODICUM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word modicum.
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Julie Bowen
It's a war of attrition. If you have patience and a modicum of faith in yourself your chances are not too bad.
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Dick Clark
Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law?
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Mel Gibson
The thing we're all looking for is happiness, and if we achieve just a modicum of that or even a little piece of serenity even for five minutes a day, we're very lucky.
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Paul Haggis
Even a modicum of celebrity is hard to deal with. You see it with actors and directors all the time.
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Robert Higgs
We need to have a modicum of faith in people's common sense, creativity and will to survive and prosper even in the face of great difficulties and obstacles. If people could keep society running in the aftermath of the Black Death, they could keep it running after the U.S. government defaulted on its debt.
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Peter Horton
I consider myself a reasonable man. As such, I tend to expect others to behave with a modicum of reason and common sense. Especially those with power.
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Chuck Jones
Anyone can negatively criticize - it is the cheapest of all comment because it requires not a modicum of the effort that suggestion requires.
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Deborah Copaken Kogan
I'd always assumed that by 40 I'd have at least a modicum of stability - a steady income, an established career, a bountiful fullness, like a pillow into which I could sink as I entered the second half of my life.
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Anne Lamott
Everyone is flailing through this life without an owner's manual, with whatever modicum of grace and good humor we can manage.
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Anthony Mackie
I like movies. Movies have afforded me a modicum of luxuries. The thing about the movies is, if you're bad in a movie, you're bad forever.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MODICUM»

Discover the use of modicum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to modicum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Modicum
This collection of short stories, musings, and cartoons by writer / cartoonist Scott Semegran explores such themes as suicide, parenting, religion, masculinity, the apocalypse, and, most importantly, erections.
Scott Semegran, 2010
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A Modicum of Daftitude
Chris P. Bohn. Modicum of DafliI-ude A Modicum of Daftitude A Modicum of Daftitude © Chris. Chris F. Balm Front Cover.
Chris P. Bohn, 2009
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An essay upon various arts, tr., with notes, by R. Hendrie
Imple vestimentum cum rubeo,1 rubeum pallidum sit, adde modicum nigri. Inde misce amplius nigri cum eodem, et fac tractus. Deinde misce modicum rubei cum cenobrio et illumina primum. Post haec adde modicum minii cum cenobrio, ...
Theophilus (presbyter.), 1847
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Theophili, qui et Rugerus, presbyteri et monachi, libri III. ...
Imple vestimentum cum rubeo,1 rubeum pallidum sit, adde modicum nigri. Inde misce amplius nigri cum eodem, et fac tractus. Deinde misce modicum rubei cum cenobrio et illumina primum. Post haec adde modicum minii cum cenobrio, ...
Theophilus (Presbyter.), 1847
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Patrologiae Cursus Completus: Series Latina: Sive, ...
... spatium carnaii menti videtur permodicnm. lit dtnn ejusmodi anima modo in altera. multa tempora expendit. totumque tamen velut momentancum reputat. quid. qumso. aliud in divinæ patientize aure. quam modicum ihi. modicum ibi resonatil ...
Jacques-Paul Migne, 1855
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The Complete Works of Venerable Bede: Homilies
Et iterum modicum erat, usque dum illum viderent: resurrexit enim a mortuis die tertia, et apparuit eis in multis argumentis per dies quadraginta. Quare autem modicum esset et non viderent eum, et iterum modicum et viderent, annectit causam, ...
Saint Bede (the Venerable), 1843
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Homilies
Et iterum modicum erat, usque dum illum viderent: resurrexit enim a mortuis die tertia, et apparuit eis in multis argumentis per dies quadraginta. Quare autem modicum esset et non viderent eum, et iterum modicum et viderent, annectit causam, ...
Saint Bede (the Venerable), John Allen Giles, 1843
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Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Index
Suppose that beings of highly developed faculties place the pleasures of scientific discovery or artistic creation so much higher than those of material well- being that (above a certain modicum of physical comfort and security) any amount of ...
Edward Craig, 1998
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Through Africa...with Grit, Determination, Guile and a ...
This book (colour edition) is a fascinating account of the author's day-to-day experiences and impressions as he traversed the African continent.
Richard Merrick Jones, 2009
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The United States in Global Contexts: American Studies After ...
A. plea. for. a. modicum. of. integration. of. Intelligence. Studies. into. general. American. Studies. Siegfried. Beer. (Graz). Siegfried Beer, Professor for late modern and contemporary history at Karl-Franzens- Universität Graz, specializes in ...
Walter Grünzweig, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MODICUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term modicum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Net of Insecurity
The Texas Auto Center mayhem, two years later, turned out to be the work of a 20-year-old man with a modicum of computer savvy and a ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Get Others to Pay More Attention to You with a Little "Soft Conflict"
... that's different from theirs or others while still possessing a certain modicum of respect, then that is again, a welcome relief and refreshing. «Lifehacker, Jul 15»
3
Worcester will stop 'aggressive' enforcement of dog ban at Boynton …
WORCESTER - Worcester's dogs are getting a modicum of relief, with more to come, after City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. on Tuesday ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
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Cut-throat cloud pricing not as cut-throat as you'd think
... according to 451 Research, some traditional haggling will secure much more competitive pricing for companies with a modicum of planning ... «The Register, Jul 15»
5
Letters: No 'community' in mailboxes; and other views
For 28 years we have walked the short distance to our community mailbox, thus providing a modicum of exercise and a chance to socialize with ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
6
What History Tells Us About the Iran Deal and Regional Order
The Revolution effectively dismantled a tacit agreement that had preserved a modicum of stability, thereby dramatically transforming the shape ... «The Diplomat, Jul 15»
7
'Pixels' Review: Game Over for Adam Sandler
But where his films' usual witlessness could provide a modicum of nose-thumbing insolence, Pixels' dull spectacle, lame jokes, and forced ... «Popular Mechanics, Jul 15»
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Calvary's Bartley a throwback to Jacob Hester
The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Bartley is currently attracting a modicum of interest from some D-I and smaller schools, but doesn't yet have an offer ... «Shreveport Times, Jul 15»
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'Massive win' hoists Lightcliffe towards safety as Khan shines
An unbeaten seventh-wicket stand of 72 frustrated Lightcliffe, however, to set a total that on a pitch that gave some turn and a modicum of ... «Brighouse Echo, Jul 15»
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Nuns got a better deal insist sale of convent to Katy Perry is bogus
Sister Jean-Marie Dunne, 88, has also accused church officials of "not possessing a modicum of humility" while dealing with the case. «IrishCentral, Jul 15»

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