Modicum

  • 41minimum — I noun bit, dash, drop, fragment, ioi:a, jot, least amount, least part, least quantity, lowest quantity, minim, modicum, morsel, mote, pars minima, particle, piece, quorum, scantling, scintilla, shade, sliver, small amount, small quantity,… …

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  • 42TALENTUM — Graece τάλαντον, instrumentum proprie, quô ponderabatur, unde illud Homeric. Il. β. v. 636. Διΐ ἀτάλαντος, Iovi aequiparandus: Per tralationem, ipsum pondus. Vox Graecis olim in frequenti usu, qui summas rei pecuniariae Minis et Talentis… …

    Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • 43minimum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. modicum; least amount or quantity. See littleness.Ant., maximum. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. smallest, tiniest, merest; see least 1 . n. Syn. least amount, lowest amount, smallest, least, lowest,… …

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  • 44shred — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. strip, tatter, remnant, snippet, scrap; modicum, bit, particle, speck; trace, vestiges. v. t. grate; macerate, mangle, lacerate; tear, rip. See part, filament, disjunction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn.… …

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  • 45Modicom — Porté dans le Morbihan, le nom s écrit aussi Modicum. Je ne vois pas d autre solution que de le rattacher au latin modicum (= un peu de), qui est d ailleurs utilisé en anglais depuis le XVe siècle avec ce sens. Reste à savoir ce qu il a pu… …

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  • 46ՓՈՔՐ — (քու քուէ, քունք, քունց, քումբք.) NBH 2 0960 Chronological Sequence: Unknown date, Early classical, 5c, 6c, 7c, 8c, 10c, 11c, 12c, 14c ա. μικρός parvus, parvulus, paucus, pauxillus ἑλάττων, σσων minor ἑλάχιστος minimus. որ եւ ՓՈՔՐԻԿ. Նուազ՝… …

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  • 47mod|i|cum — «MOD uh kuhm», noun, plural cums. a small quantity; moderate amount: »She is so bright that even with a modicum of effort she does excellent work. ╂[< Latin modicum, neuter of modicus moderate < modus measure, mode1] …

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  • 48MINORITY RIGHTS — MINORITY RIGHTS, rights enjoyed by Jews and other ethnic minorities between the two world wars in some countries, mainly eastern and southeastern Europe, according to the provisions of the minorities treaties at the Versailles Peace Conference,… …

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  • 49pennyworth — noun (plural pennyworth or pennyworths) Date: before 12th century 1. a penny s worth 2. value for the money spent ; bargain 3. a small quantity ; modicum …

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  • 50scantling — noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English scantilon, mason s or carpenter s measure, from Anglo French escauntiloun, eschantillon Date: 1555 1. a. the dimensions of timber and stone used in building b. the dimensions of a structural element… …

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