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modus. See Mode.] A
little; a small quantity; a measured supply. "Modicums
of wit." Shak.

Her usual modicum of beer and
punch.

Thackeray.

Mod`i*fi`a*bil"i*ty (?), n.
Capability of being modified; state or quality of being
modifiable.

Mod"i*fi`a*ble (?), a. [From
Modify.] Capable of being modified; liable to
modification.

Mo*dif"i*ca*ble (?), a.
Modifiable. [Obs.]

Mod"i*fi*cate (?), v. t. [See
Modify.] To qualify. [Obs.] Bp.
Pearson.

Mod`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [L.
modificatio a measuring: cf. F. modification. See
Modify.] The act of modifying, or the state of being
modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change;
as, the modification of an opinion, or of a machine; the
various modifications of light. Bentley.

Mod"i*fi*ca*tive (?), n. That
which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.

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