[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

clique \clique\ kl=ek, n. f., fr. of. cliquer to click. see
   click, v. i.
   a narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or
   for the accomplishment of a common purpose; -- generally used
   in a bad sense.
   1913 webster
see also:
click 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

clique \clique\, v. i.
   to to associate together in a clannish way; to act with
   others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot; -- used with
   together.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

clique
     n : an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose syn: coterie,
          ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp
see also:
coterie ingroup inner circle pack camp 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

93 moby thesaurus words for "clique":
   age group, associate with, assort with, band, battalion, bevy,
   body, brigade, bunch, cabal, cadre, camarilla, camp, cast, cell,
   charmed circle, chum, chum together, chum with, circle, clan,
   clique with, closed circle, club together, cohort, company,
   complement, consort with, contingent, corps, coterie, covey, crew,
   crowd, detachment, detail, division, elite, elite group, faction,
   fellowship, fleet, flock together, fraternize, gang, group,
   grouping, groupment, hang around with, hang out with,
   herd together, hobnob with, in-group, ingroup, inner circle, join,
   join in fellowship, junta, junto, keep company with, mingle with,
   mix with, mob, movement, out-group, outfit, pack, pal, pal up with,
   pal with, party, peer group, phalanx, platoon, posse, regiment,
   ring, run in couples, run with, salon, set, sort with, squad,
   stable, string, take up with, team, tie up with, tribe, troop,
   troupe, we-group, wing

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

clique
     
         a maximal totally connected subgraph.
        given a graph with nodes n, a clique c is a subset of n
        where every node in c is directly connected to every other
        node in c i.e. c is totally connected, and c contains all
        such nodes c is maximal.  in other words, a clique contains
        all, and only, those nodes which are directly connected to all
        other nodes in the clique.
     
        is this correct?
     
        1996-09-22
     
     
see also:
maximal totally connected subgraph graph nodes subset 

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