Clique

See also: clique and cliqué

English

Alternative forms

Proper noun

the Clique

  1. Ellipsis of the Skeleton Clique (“the fan base of the Twenty One Pilots”).
    Meronym: clikkie
    • 2016, “Skeleton Clique Shows Support for Twenty One Pilots”, in The Horizon‎[1], Westwood Student Press:
      The Skeleton Clique, often referred to as just 'the clique', is what members of the Twenty One Pilots fandom have dubbed themselves.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From French clique.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɪkə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Homophone: klicke

Noun

Clique f (genitive Clique, plural Cliquen)

  1. a group of friends, a gang, clique
    Synonym: (more formal, broader in sense) Freundeskreis
  2. a clique, cabal, camarilla
  3. (mathematics) clique

Declension

Declension of Clique [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Clique die Cliquen
genitive einer der Clique der Cliquen
dative einer der Clique den Cliquen
accusative eine die Clique die Cliquen

See also

  • Klicke

Further reading

  • “Clique” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Clique” in Duden online
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