name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈmaɪ.kə/
mīkə
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rhymes with -aɪkə
CMU ARPABET:M AY1 K AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A unisex given name from Hebrew, variant of Micah.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meyk- Proto-Italic *(s)mīkā? Proto-Indo-European *meyk- Proto-Italic *meikā? Latin mīcabor. English mica Borrowed from Latin mīca (“grain, crumb”).
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