PICA


Meaning of PICA in English

[pi.ca] n [NL, fr. L, magpie--more at pie] (1563): an abnormal desire to eat substances (as chalk or ashes) not normally eaten

[2]pica n [prob. fr. ML, collection of church rules] (1588) 1: 12-point type

2: a unit of about 1/6 inch used in measuring typographic material

3: a typewriter type providing

10. characters to the linear inch and six lines to the vertical inch

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