modicum.
short/small time; short distance, little way; little, small amount;
Meaning & usage
a little, a small amount
Where this word comes from
From modicus (“moderate, middling”).
inflection of modicus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
inflection of modicus: accusative masculine singular
Where this word comes from
From modicus (“moderate, middling”).
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