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How to pronounce modicum in English?

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Type of small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity


England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists.

Examples of modicum

modicum
They are faceless, usually nameless and typically without a modicum of civility.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
Marmol was lights out with a modicum of pressure with a non-contender in Chicago.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
They deliver a modicum of temporary relief, sometimes exacerbating the condition.
From the theepochtimes.com
Some modicum of democracy will have to come first, then hopefully reforms follow.
From the guardian.co.uk
Yet it is not unfair of the public to expect a modicum of truth in advertising.
From the washingtontimes.com
It does, admittedly, require a modicum of personal responsibility and discipline.
From the ocregister.com
They figured out that with a modicum of care, big runs were there for the taking.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Those people were quickly reviled by anyone with a modicum of sense about them.
From the hecklerspray.com
Also I have learned a modicum of grace in the time that I have been at college.
From the theatlantic.com
More examples
  • A small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack
  • A small, modest or trifling amount