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1. (n.) pica
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
2. pica
the depth of this type size as a unit of linear measurement for type, pages containing type, etc.; one sixth of an inch.
3. pica
a 12-point type, widely used for typewriters, having 10 characters to the inch.
4. (n.) pica
an abnormal appetite or craving for substances that are not fit to eat, as chalk or clay.
Etymology: (1555–65; < NL, figurative use of L pīca jay, magpie , with ref. to its omnivorous feeding)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pica
an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
2. (noun) em, pica em, pica
a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
3. (noun) Pica, genus Pica
magpies
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) pica
the genus that includes the magpies
2. (noun) pica
a vitiated appetite that craves what is unfit for food, as chalk, ashes, coal, etc.; chthonophagia
3. (noun) pica
a service-book. See Pie
4. (noun) pica
a size of type next larger than small pica, and smaller than English
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. pica
The persistent eating of nonnutritive substances for a period of at least one month. (DSM-IV)
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