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Definitions and meaning of clique

clique

Etymology

Borrowed from French clique, ultimately of imitative origin. Influenced by "claque", though this may have happened in French rather than in English.

Pronunciation

• (UK)
  • IPA^(key): /kliːk/
    • Rhymes: -iːk
• (US)
  • IPA^(key): /kliːk/
    • Rhymes: -iːk
  • IPA^(key): /ˈklɪk/
    • Homophones: click, klick
    • Rhymes: -ɪk

Noun

clique (plural cliques)

1. A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.

   This school used to be really friendly, but now everyone keeps to their own cliques.
2. (graph theory) A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.

   The problem of finding the largest clique in an arbitrary graph is NP-complete.

3. (Internet) A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.

Synonyms

• (small, exclusive group): coterie, inner circle, camp

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “graph theory”): independent set

Hypernyms

• (small, exclusive group): ingroup

Derived terms

Related terms

• cliquey

Translations

See also

• claque (another type of ingroup of people with biased interests)

Verb

clique (third-person singular simple present cliques, present participle cliquing, simple past and past participle cliqued)

1. (intransitive) To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot.

Usage notes

• Often used in the form clique together.

See also

• clique on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from French clique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klik/
• Hyphenation: cli‧que
• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

clique f (plural cliques)

1. Alternative spelling of kliek (“clique, coterie”).
2. (graph theory) clique, subgraph

French

Etymology

From Old French cliquer, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klik/
• Homophones: clic, clics, cliquent, cliques
• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

clique f (plural cliques)

1. clique

Derived terms

• prendre ses cliques et ses claques

Descendants

Verb

clique

1. inflection of cliquer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “clique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cli‧que

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French clique.

Noun

clique m (plural cliques)

1. clique (small, exclusive group of people)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English click.

Noun

clique m (plural cliques)

1. click (sharp sound)
2. (phonetics) (click)
3. click (the act of pressing a button)
4. light-bulb moment

Etymology 3

Verb

clique

1. inflection of clicar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

References

Spanish

Verb

clique

1. inflection of clicar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative