clique

See also Clique

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• (UK)
  • IPA: /kliːk/

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  • Rhymes: -iːk
• (US)
  • IPA: /klɪk/

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  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology

From French clique

Noun

clique (plural cliques)

1. A small, exclusive group of individuals; 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.
   • 1999, "Jackie", someone help me out? (on newsgroup alt.fan.leo-dicaprio)

     Does anyone know what an internet clique is/does? I came across a few and am thoroughly confused.

   • 2000, "- deanna -", ot: hiya (on newsgroup alt.fan.backstreet.boys)

     even though we're not "regulars" anymore...*sniffle*...we still can't forget the NG...i always tell new fans about it...(people who join my clique, etc...)...and besides...i owe the NG a LOT...itz where i met my best friend...

   • 2001, "spee2k", future no doubt website.... (on newsgroup alt.music.no-doubt)

     you always have to click some big section and you get a whole new set of options in a different frame, thats^[sic] usually on the other side of the screen. when you're there, you can choose from (in a section site stuff or something like that) link me, link you, links, top 10 links, free for all links, cliques, and webrings.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• clique number

Related terms

• cliquey

Translations

small, exclusive group

• Bulgarian: клика (bg) (klíka) f 
• Czech: klika (cs) f
• Dutch: kliek (nl) f
• Finnish: kuppikunta
• French: clique (fr) f
• German: Clique (de) f
• Irish: aicme (ga) f
• Italian: cricca (it) f

• Polish: klika (pl) f
• Russian: клика (ru) (klíka) f 
• Spanish: pandilla f. círculo m. mundillo m as in "El libro solo fue bien recibido por el mundillo literario". bando m as in "La convención se dividió en bandos que nunca se pusieron de acuerdo". bolita f in México city, as in "Acabo de ver en la cafetería la bolita de Juan" means I have just seen in the coffe shop Juan's group of friends. (Needs revision)
• Swedish: klick (sv) c

subgraph

• Czech: klika (cs) f
• German: Clique (de) f
• Hebrew: קליקה (he) (klíka) f

• Italian: cricca (it) f
• Russian: клика (ru) (klíka) f 
• Spanish: clica f

Verb

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

1. 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

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French

Etymology

Old French cliquer.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /klik/

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• Homophones: clic, clics, cliquent, cliques
• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

clique f (plural cliques)

1. clique

Verb

clique

1. first-person singular present indicative of cliquer
2. third-person singular present indicative of cliquer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of cliquer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of cliquer
5. second-person singular imperative of cliquer

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Portuguese

Verb

clique

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of clicar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of clicar
3. first-person singular imperative of clicar
4. third-person singular imperative of clicar

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Spanish

Verb

clique (infinitive clicar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of clicar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of clicar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of clicar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of clicar.