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Plica

//ˈplaɪkə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a folded part (as in skin or muscle) wordnet
  3. 3
    Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica: a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    The bend of the wing of a bird. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A neume, in the form of a tail at the end of a ligature, indicating an additional note. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare (“to fold”).

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