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Pica
The Anglo-American unit of typographic measure, equal to 0.166 inch (4.218mm) or 12 / 12.2 points, used as a linear gauge for type, pages containing type, and so forth; see measure, pitch, compare point. Also, a 12-point type, widely used for typewriters, having 10 characters to the inch, sized between small pica and English; compare elite, see typeface, font.
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