mic

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noun

Mic

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abbreviation (1)

Micah

MIC

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abbreviation (2)

methyl isocyanate

Examples of mic in a Sentence

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Noun
Laura Dern, Bob Odenkirk, and Jimmy Kimmel also took the mic during the ceremony, as celebrities including Bill Hader, Allison Janney, Jane Lynch, Maya Rudolph, and Lisa Ann Walter sat in the audience. EW.com, 21 June 2024 From Hollywood to New York and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to Stars have been everywhere this week, from Travis Kelce taking the mic in Nashville to Prince William attending Royal Ascot in England. Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024 The ostensible reason for this is that Liza wasn’t holding the mic close enough (which doesn’t at all appear to be true). Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 June 2024 Just like their postgame chats about Zach’s baseball games became standard, so too did Drew’s long-distance advice on how his son was doing on the mic. Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for mic 

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mic was in 1961

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“Mic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mic. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

MIC

abbreviation
1
methyl isocyanate
2
minimal inhibitory concentration; minimum inhibitory concentration
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