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Plural of pica

regular plural

The plural of pica is picas.

Forms of pica

Singularpica /ˈpaɪkə/
Pluralpicas
Countablecountable and uncountable

Picas in a sentence

  • The three most common nonfood picas were eating of strings and rags; feces, vomit, and urine; and paper, cigarettes, and soil.1986, George S Baroff, Mental retardation: nature, cause, and management
  • Too, bleeding beyond margins provides editors with several picas of space for more layout.2004, Dorothy A. Bowles, Diane L. Borden, Creative Editing, page 361. From the entry bleed

Meaning of pica

  1. noun A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
  2. noun A magpie.
  3. noun A size of type between small pica and English, now standardized as 12-point.

Full definition of pica

Questions about the plural of pica

What is the plural of pica?
The plural of pica is picas.
Is pica countable?
Pica is a countable and uncountable noun.

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