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    Clique

    Definition

    noun | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

    Pronunciation

    kl'eek (IPA: klˈik)

    Hyphenation

    clique (no hyphenation) (6 letters | 1 syllable)

    First known use in English

    1711 (314 years ago)

    Word origins

    French | Old French

    Word frequency history

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    cliques

    Synonyms

    camp | coterie | ingroup | inner circle | pack (total: 5)

    Narrower terms

    Bloomsbury Group | bohemia | brain trust | cabal | camarilla | faction | galere | hard core | junta | junto | kitchen cabinet | loop | maffia | mafia | military junta | ... (total: 17)

    Broader terms

    band | circle | lot | set (total: 4)

    Rhymes

    antique | batik | beak | bespeak | bleak | boutique | cacique | cheek | chic | creak | creek | critique | freak | geek | leak | ... (total: 41) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Homophones

    click | klick

    Lexically close words

    claque | cliquey

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Translations

    Spanish: | camarilla (coterie) | tertulia (coterie) | círculo (coterie) French: | coterie (coterie) | clique (coterie) | clan (coterie) | caste (coterie) Portuguese: | panelinha (coterie) | círculo social (coterie) German: | Koterie (coterie) | Clique (coterie) Japanese: | 派 (common noun) | 閥 (common noun) | 一党 (common noun) | 同人 (common noun) | 徒党 (common noun) | 朋党 (common noun) | 派閥 (common noun) | 閥族 (common noun)

    Other notable uses

    clique.com | clique.net | clique.info

    Crossword puzzle clues

    Scrabble score

    17 (International English) | 17 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ?25-4783

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