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clique

[ klik, kleek ]

noun

  1. a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set.


verb (used without object)

cliqued, cliquing.
  1. Informal. to form, or associate in, a clique.

clique

/ klɪk; kliËk /

noun

  1. a small, exclusive group of friends or associates
“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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Derived Forms

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  • ˈ³¦±ô¾±±ç³Ü¾±²õ³ó, adjective
  • ˈ³¦±ô¾±±ç³Ü¾±²õ³óly, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦±ô¾±±ç³Ü±ð·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ³¦±ô¾±Â·±ç³Ü±ð²â ³¦±ô¾±Â·±ç³Ü²â adjective
  • ³¦±ô¾±Â·±ç³Ü¾±²õ³¾ noun
  • ²õ³Ü²ú·³¦±ô¾±±ç³Ü±ð noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of clique1

1705–15; < French, apparently metaphorical use of Middle French clique latch, or noun derivative of cliquer to make noise, resound, imitative word parallel to click 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of clique1

C18: from French, perhaps from Old French: latch, from cliquer to click; suggestive of the necessity to exclude nonmembers
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Example Sentences

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“Every institution the size of our agency has cliques,†he said.

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They were one of the first cliques — or “sets†— of the Crips to spring up in the area, according to a 1992 Times article.

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The allegations centered on the Banditos, said to be a clique of predominantly Latino deputies who sport tattoos of a skeleton with a sombrero, bandoleer and pistol.

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Who knew that central to this year's show would be the pronunciation of the word clique?

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In the New York Times, Jamelle Bouie observed, "We have a clique of powerful middle-aged men who want nothing more than to be boys," following "a selfish, petulant and narcissistic man-child" of a president.

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