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   modicum

   /ˈmɒdɪkəm/

   noun

   • 1. a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable: "his statement had a modicum of truth"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin, neuter of modicus ‘moderate’, from modus ‘measure’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • M

     3

   • O

     1

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • U

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   • M

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