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pica (1)
pi·ca [ pkə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
measure of type size: a unit of measurement for printing type, equal to 12 points or 0.422 cm (0.166 in)
[15th century. < Anglo-Latin, "church almanac"; from the resemblance to the handwriting in such books]
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