modicum
noun/ˈmɒdɪkəm/
/ˈmɑːdɪkəm/
[singular] (formal)- a fairly small amount, especially of something good or pleasant
- They should win, given a modicum of luck.
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin, neuter of modicus ‘moderate’, from modus ‘measure’.
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