Associations to the word «Pica»

Wiktionary

PICA, noun. (medicine) A disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand.
PICA, noun. (typography) (printing) (uncountable) A size of type between small pica and English, standardized as 12-point.
PICA, noun. (typography) (uncountable) (usually with qualifier) A font of this size.
PICA, noun. (typography) (countable) A unit of length equivalent to 12 points, officially 35⁄83 cm (0.166 in) after 1886 but now (computing) 1⁄6 in.
PICA, noun. (uncommon) (ecclesiastical) A pie or directory: the book directing Roman Catholic observance of saints' days and other feasts under various calendars.
PICA, noun. Archaic form of pika. (small rodent)
PICA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae   — the magpies.
PICA PICA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae   — the European magpie.

Dictionary definition

PICA, noun. An eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently.
PICA, noun. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
PICA, noun. Magpies.

Wise words

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