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modicum
modif.
modification
modified book value
modified cash basis
modified duration
modifier
modify
modillion
modiolus
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Modred
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modular arithmetic
modular hold
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modillion
mo·dil·lion [ mō díllyən ] (plural mo·dil·lions)


noun 
Definition:
 
a bracket in Corinthian order: a small curved ornamental bracket under the corona of a Corinthian or Composite column
[Mid-16th century. Via French< Italian modiglione< Latin mutulus "mutule"]
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