clique
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clique
exclusive group of friends or associates: The members formed a clique.
Not to be confused with:
click – a brief, sharp sound: The click of her heels was heard on the stairs.; to press a computer button: click on “open”
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clique
(klĭk, klēk)n.
A small exclusive group of friends or associates.
intr.v. cliqued, cliqu·ing, cliques Informal
To form, associate in, or act as a clique.
[French, from Old French, latch or from obsolete French cliquer, to click, clink, of imitative origin.]
cliqu′ey, cliqu′y, cliqu′ish adj.
cliqu′ish·ly adv.
cliqu′ish·ness n.
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clique
(kliːk; klɪk)n
a small exclusive group of friends or associates
[C18: from French, perhaps from Old French: latch, from cliquer to click; suggestive of the necessity to exclude nonmembers]
ˈcliquish adj
ˈcliquishly adv
ˈcliquishness n
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clique
(klik, klɪk)n., v. cliqued, cli•quing. n.
1. a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set.
v.i. 2. to form or associate in a clique.
[1705–15; < French, appar. metaphorical use of Middle French clique latch, or n. derivative of cliquer to make noise]
cli′quey, cli′quy, adj.
cli′quish, adj.
cli′quish•ly, adv.
cli′quish•ness, n.
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Clique
a narrow circle of friends; an exclusive set, 1711. See also coterie, faction.Example: clique of admirers.
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| Noun | 1. |  clique - an exclusive circle of people with a common purposeband, circle, lot, set - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" Bloomsbury Group - an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles bohemia - a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style brain trust, kitchen cabinet - an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government loop - an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop" cabal, camarilla, faction, junto - a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue junta, military junta - a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power galere, rogue's gallery - a coterie of undesirable people hard core - the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement |
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clique
noun group, set, crowd, pack, circle, crew (informal), gang, faction, mob, clan, posse (informal), coterie, schism, cabal The country is run by a small clique of wealthy families.
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clique
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Translations
زُمره، عُصبه
parta
klike
klíka
klikauždaras
kliķe
klika
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clique
(kliːk) noun a group of people who are friendly with each other but exclude others. the golf-club clique.
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