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The correct spelling is clique.
How to pronounce clique
/kliːk/
nounIPA: /kliːk/
Say it like: Cli-kwe
The correct spelling is clique. A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal. For example: "This school used to be really friendly, but now everyone keeps to their own cliques."
Usage Examples
“This school used to be really friendly, but now everyone keeps to their own cliques.”
“The problem of finding the largest clique in an arbitrary graph is NP-complete.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.
- 2.A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.
- 3.A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.
verb
- 1.To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot.
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