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tic
1[ tik ]
noun
- Pathology.
- a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
- a persistent or recurrent behavioral trait; personal quirk:
her distinctive verbal tics.
-tic
2- a suffix, equivalent in meaning to -ic, occurring in adjectives of Greek origin ( analytic ), used especially in the formation of adjectives from nouns with stems in -sis: hematotic; neurotic.
tic
/ tɪk /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tic1
First recorded in 1790–1800; from French (of expressive origin)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tic1
C19: from French, of uncertain origin; compare Italian ticche
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