clique

== English == === 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 Homophone: cleek (US) IPA(key): /kliːk/ Rhymes: -iːk Homophone: cleek IPA(key): /ˈklɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪk Homophones: click, klick === Noun === clique (plural cliques) 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. A shortened form of the Skeleton Clique, the fan base of the Twenty One Pilots. (by extension, historical) An informal faction in the Republic of China led by one or more warlords exercising regional control through local armed forces (particularly during the Warlord Era); a regional junta. ==== 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) (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. === Proper noun === the clique Alternative letter-case form of Clique. === 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, no diminutive) alternative spelling of kliek (“clique, coterie”) (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) clique ==== Derived terms ==== prendre ses cliques et ses claques ==== Descendants ==== === Verb === clique inflection of cliquer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive 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) clique (small, exclusive group of people) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English click. ==== Noun ==== clique m (plural cliques) click (sharp sound) (phonetics) (click) click (the act of pressing a button) light-bulb moment === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== clique inflection of clicar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === References === === Further reading === “clique”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Verb === clique inflection of clicar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative