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Pica Pica
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Pica Pica
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1. Also called: em, pica em
a printer's unit of measurement, equal to 12 points or 0.166 ins
2.
(formerly) a size of printer's type equal to 12 point
3.
a typewriter type size having 10 characters to the inch
noun
pathology
an abnormal craving to ingest substances such as clay, dirt, or hair, sometimes occurring during pregnancy, in persons with chlorosis, etc
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Pica Pica
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1.
a size of type, 12 point
2.
the height of this type, about 1⁄6 inch
used as a typographical unit of measure3.
a size of type for typewriters, measuring 10 characters to the linear inch
noun
an abnormal craving to eat substances not fit for food, as clay or paint
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