mic

1 of 3

noun

Mic

2 of 3

abbreviation (1)

Micah

MIC

3 of 3

abbreviation (2)

methyl isocyanate

Examples of mic in a Sentence

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Noun
Glashow passed the mic to Rosenthal, who began by congratulating director Quinn Whitney Wilson for the Netflix acquisition of the Tribeca Festival world premiere and her directorial doc debut, Jean-Michel Basquiat. Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026 As Bader noted, in Harpo’s long career, nobody had ever told him to move closer to the mic. Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026 Ohtani was frustrated with his command against Colorado despite winning his last start, dropping a few expletives that were picked up by the on-field mic. CBS News, 3 June 2026 Hall remembers being at a homegoing service for a youth lost to gun violence – witnessing a room filled with hurt, chaos, young people all over the place, Spencer came in like Casper, the Friendly Ghost – soothed the family and changed the temperature in the room without grabbing the mic. Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 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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“Mic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mic. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

Medical Definition

MIC

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