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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pi•ca1 /ˈpaɪkə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -cas. - Printinga size of type, widely used in typewriters, having 10 characters to the inch. Compare elite (def. 2).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pi•ca1 (pī′kə),USA pronunciation n. [Print.]- Printinga 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Printingthe depth of this type size as a unit of linear measurement for type, pages containing type, etc.;
one sixth of an inch. - Printinga 12-point type, widely used for typewriters, having 10 characters to the inch. Cf. elite (def. 4).
- Medieval Latin pīca pie4, on the model of brevier, canon1 (def. 14)
- apparently 1580–90
- Pathologyan abnormal appetite or craving for substances that are not fit to eat, as chalk or clay, common in malnutrition, pregnancy, etc.
- Neo-Latin, special use of Latin pīca jay, magpie, with ref. to its omnivorous feeding
- 1555–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pica /ˈpaɪkə/ n - Also called: em, pica em a printer's unit of measurement, equal to 12 points or 0.166 ins
- a typewriter type size having 10 characters to the inch
Etymology: 15th Century: from Anglo-Latin pīca list of ecclesiastical regulations, apparently from Latin pīca magpie, with reference to its habit of making collections of miscellaneous items; the connection between the original sense (ecclesiastical list) and the typography meanings is obscure pica /ˈpaɪkə/ n - an abnormal craving to ingest substances such as clay, dirt, or hair, sometimes occurring during pregnancy, in persons with chlorosis, etc
Etymology: 16th Century: from medical Latin, from Latin: magpie, being an allusion to its omnivorous feeding habits |