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cliquism

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clique

  [kleek, klik] noun, verb, cliqued, cli⋅quing.
Use cliquism in a Sentence
–noun
1. a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set.
–verb (used without object)
2. Informal. to form, or associate in, a clique.
Origin:
1705–15; < F, appar. metaphorical use of MF clique latch, or n. deriv. of cliquer to make noise, resound, imit. word parallel to click 1

Related forms:
cliqueless, adjective
cliquey, cliquy, adjective
cliquism, noun

Synonyms:
1. See circle, ring 1 .
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Word Origin & History

clique 
1711, from Fr. clique, from O.Fr. cliquer "to make a noise," echoic. Apparently this word was at one time treated as the equivalent of claque.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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