clique

Definitions


[kliːk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them
(e.g: his flat became a haven for a clique of young men of similar tastes)


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Origin:
early 18th century: from French, from Old French cliquer ‘make a noise’; the modern sense is related to claque




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