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Meaning of pica em

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pica

Pronunciation:/ˈpʌɪkə//ˈpaɪkə/

noun

Definitions

  1. A disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand.

    Synonyms:allotriophagychthonophagiacittosisgeophagy

pica

Pronunciation:/ˈpʌɪkə//ˈpaɪkə/

noun

Definitions

  1. A size of type between small pica and English, standardized as 12-point.

  2. (usually with qualifier) A font of this size.

  3. A unit of length equivalent to 12 points, officially 35/83 cm (0.166 in) after 1886 but now 1/6 in.

  4. A pie or directory: the book directing Roman Catholic observance of saints' days and other feasts under various calendars.