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mia

Pronunciation: /miː.ə/

The English word “mia” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An ancient bluffing game played with dice.
  2. Bulimia nervosa.

Etymology

Clipping of bulimia; intentionally formed to resemble the given name Mia as form of personification and coded language. Compare ana.

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