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mod·i·cum    Audio Help   [mod-i-kuhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a moderate or small amount: He hasn't even a modicum of common sense.
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < L, n. use of neut. of modicus moderate, equiv. to modi-, comb. form of modus limit (see mode1) + -cus adj. suffix]
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Main Entry:  bit
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A tiny amount.
Synonyms:  crumb, dab, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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