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tical

American  
[ti-kahl, -kawl, tee-kuhl] / tɪˈkɑl, -ˈkɔl, ˈti kəl /

noun

ticals, plural tical plural
  1. a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.

  2. baht.


tical British  
/ tɪˈkɑːl, -ˈkɔːl, ˈtiːkəl /

noun

  1. the former standard monetary unit of Thailand, replaced by the baht in 1928

  2. a unit of weight, formerly used in Thailand, equal to about half an ounce or 14 grams

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of tical

1655–65; < Thai < Portuguese < Malay tikal

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A recent report misspelled the word "tical," an archaic unit of mass equivalent to about 16 grams or half an ounce.

From Reuters • Oct. 17, 2012

But Mr. Boland and Mr. Johnson, prac tical and earthy men, saw their job as getting out the vote and to their job they swung with vim.

From Time Magazine Archive

The order suspending poli tical meetings was revoked.

From Time Magazine Archive

Kirk, now just over 30, has spent much of his life pursuing a kind of mys tical lost chord.

From Time Magazine Archive

Why, then, should religion be stereotyped, and we not obtain a more perfect and prac- tical Christianity?

From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker

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