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modicum

/ˈmɑdɪkəm/ noun C2
  1. A modest, small, or trifling amount. · Unable to garner even a modicum of support for his plan, he conceded to follow the others.· The constitutional requirement necessitates independent creation plus a modicum of creativity.

Plural modicums

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