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Rarepica
The correct spelling is pica.
How to pronounce pica
noun
IPA: /ˈpʌɪkə/
Say it like: Pic-a
The correct spelling is pica. A disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand.
- 2.A size of type between small pica and English, standardized as 12-point.
- 3.(usually with qualifier) A font of this size.
- 4.A unit of length equivalent to 12 points, officially 35/83 cm (0.166 in) after 1886 but now 1/6 in.
- 5.A pie or directory: the book directing Roman Catholic observance of saints' days and other feasts under various calendars.
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