clique
English
/kliːk/, /kliːk/, /ˈklɪk/
noun
Definitions
- A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.
- (graph theory) A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.
- (Internet) A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.
Etymology
Borrowed from French clique.
Origin
French
clique
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- biclique English
- cliqueless English
- cliquery English
- cliquey English
- cliqueyness English
- cliquiness English
- cliquish English
- cliquishly English
- cliquishness English
- cliquism English
- coclique English
- hyperclique English
- klikki Finnish
- Clique German
- klikk Hungarian
- clique Dutch, Flemish
- kliek Dutch, Flemish
- clique French
- klikk Norwegian Bokmål
- klika Polish
- klikk Norwegian Nynorsk