mic

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noun

ˈmīk How to pronounce mic (audio)
: microphone

Mic

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abbreviation (1)

Micah

MIC

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abbreviation (2)

methyl isocyanate

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Noun
Gizelle quickly corners Heather, Angie, and Mary — and iconically has the entire conversation with them while talking into her prop Diana Ross mic. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 Simpson even took the emcee’s mic at Love’s charity softball game in June to trash his quarterback’s ping-pong skills. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Step away from the noise so your internal dialogue can take the mic. — Usa Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The show continued Monday with his two former on-air partners, Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote, still behind the mic. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mic

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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Medical Definition

MIC

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