modicum

a small amount of something

TRANSLATION

kleine Menge, ein bißchen a modicum of truth: ein Körnchen Wahrheit

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"Abraham Lincoln's childhood education, conducted almost entirely by himself, with only a modicum of schooling, is one of the most familiar stories in American history."

(Douglas L. Wilson, Honor's Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln)

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Merriam-Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary

Date: 15th century

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, neuter of modicus moderate, from modus measure

: a small portion : a limited quantity

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