different between clique vs arena
clique
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French clique, ultimately of imitative origin. Influenced by "claque", though this may have happened in French rather than in English.
Pronunciation
- (UK)
- IPA(key): /kli?k/
- Rhymes: -i?k
- IPA(key): /kli?k/
- (US)
- IPA(key): /kli?k/
- Rhymes: -i?k
- IPA(key): /?kl?k/
- Homophones: click, klick
- Rhymes: -?k
- IPA(key): /kli?k/
Noun
clique (plural cliques)
- A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.
- This school used to be really friendly, but now everyone keeps to their own cliques.
- 1931, Dorothy L. Sayers, The Five Red Herrings
- There had been talk of some disagreement about a picture, but in Sir Maxwell's experience, artists frequently disagreed about pictures, with no more consequences than a little cold-shouldering or the formation of a clique.
- (graph theory) A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.
- The problem of finding the largest clique in an arbitrary graph is NP-complete.
- (Internet) A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.
- 1999, "Jackie", someone help me out? (on newsgroup alt.fan.leo-dicaprio)
- Does anyone know what an internet clique is/does? I came across a few and am thoroughly confused.
- 2000, "- deanna -", ot: hiya (on newsgroup alt.fan.backstreet.boys)
- even though we're not "regulars" anymore...*sniffle*...we still can't forget the NG...i always tell new fans about it...(people who join my clique, etc...)...and besides...i owe the NG a LOT...itz where i met my best friend...
- 2001, "spee2k", future no doubt website.... (on newsgroup alt.music.no-doubt)
- you always have to click some big section and you get a whole new set of options in a different frame, thats[sic] usually on the other side of the screen. when you're there, you can choose from (in a section site stuff or something like that) link me, link you, links, top 10 links, free for all links, cliques, and webrings.
- 1999, "Jackie", someone help me out? (on newsgroup alt.fan.leo-dicaprio)
Synonyms
- (small, exclusive group): coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp
Derived terms
Related terms
- cliquey
Translations
Verb
clique (third-person singular simple present cliques, present participle cliquing, simple past and past participle cliqued)
- (intransitive) To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot.
Usage notes
- Often used in the form clique together.
See also
- clique on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowing from French clique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klik/
- Hyphenation: cli?que
- Rhymes: -ik
Noun
clique f (plural cliques)
- Alternative spelling of kliek (“clique, coterie”).
- (graph theory) clique, subgraph
French
Etymology
Old French cliquer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klik/
- Homophones: clic, clics, cliquent, cliques
- Rhymes: -ik
Noun
clique f (plural cliques)
- clique
Derived terms
- prendre ses cliques et ses claques
Descendants
Verb
clique
- first-person singular present indicative of cliquer
- third-person singular present indicative of cliquer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of cliquer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of cliquer
- second-person singular imperative of cliquer
Further reading
- “clique” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French clique.
Noun
clique m (plural cliques)
- clique (small, exclusive group of people)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English click.
Noun
clique m (plural cliques)
- click (sharp sound)
- (phonetics) (click)
- click (the act of pressing a button)
- light-bulb moment
Verb
clique
first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of clicar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of clicar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of clicar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of clicar
References
Spanish
Verb
clique
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of clicar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of clicar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of clicar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of clicar.
clique From the web:
- what clique am i
- what clique does heather belong to
- what clique am i quiz
- what cliques are there in high school
- what clique character are you
- what clique would you be in buzzfeed
- what clique means
- what social clique am i
arena
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ar?na (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *has?na (compare Sabine fas?na), possibly from Etruscan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???i?n?/
- Rhymes: -i?n?
Noun
arena (plural arenas or arenae or arenæ)
- An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).
- The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with a dome, designated for indoor sporting or other major events, such as concerts.
- (historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
- A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.
Translations
Anagrams
- Aaren, Arean, Arnea, anear
Aragonese
Etymology
From Latin ar?na.
Noun
arena f (plural arenas)
- sand
References
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) , “arena”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, ?ISBN
Asturian
Alternative forms
- areña
Etymology
From Latin ar?na.
Noun
arena f (plural arenes)
- sand
Derived terms
- reló d'arena
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ar?na.
Noun
arena f (plural arenes)
- sand
- Synonym: sorra
- arena (an enclosed area for the presentation of sporting events)
- arena (a realm in which important events unfold)
Further reading
- “arena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “arena” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “arena” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “arena” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin ar?na. Doublet of area.
Noun
arena f (plural arenas)
- arena (an enclosed area for the presentation of sporting events)
Further reading
- “arena” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Italian
Alternative forms
- rena
Etymology
From Latin ar?na, possibly from Etruscan. See also rena.
Pronunciation
- (esp. in sense 1 and 2) IPA(key): /a?re.na/
- Hyphenation: a?ré?na
- (esp. in sense 3 and 4) IPA(key): /a?r?.na/
- Hyphenation: a?rè?na
Noun
arena f (plural arene)
- sand
- Synonyms: sabbia, rena
- beach or lido
- space in a classical amphitheatre; arena
- bullring and similar sporting spaces
- cockpit (An enclosure for cockfights)
Related terms
- arenoso
References
Latin
Alternative forms
- har?na
Etymology
From an earlier *has?na (compare Sabine fas?na), possibly from Etruscan.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a?re?.na/, [ä??e?nä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a?re.na/, [?????n?]
Noun
ar?na f (genitive ar?nae); first declension
- Alternative form of har?na
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
- Eastern Romance:
- Aromanian: arinã
- Romanian: arin?
- Italian: arena
- Neapolitan: arena
- Old French: areine
- Old Leonese:
- Asturian: arena
- Old Occitan:
- Catalan: arena
- Occitan: arena
- Old Portuguese: ar?a
- Galician: area
- Portuguese: areia
- Guinea-Bissau Creole: reia
- Kabuverdianu: areia
- Old Spanish:
- Spanish: arena
- Rhaeto-Romance:
- Friulian: rene
- Sardinian: arena, rena
- Sicilian: arena, rina
- Venetian: rena
Borrowings
Noun
ar?na f
- vocative singular of ar?na
Noun
ar?n? f
- ablative singular of ar?na
References
- arena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- arena in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- arena in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- arena in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Neapolitan
Etymology
From Latin ar?na.
Noun
arena f
- sand
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Etymology
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Noun
arena
- arena
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin arena, harena.
Noun
arena m (definite singular arenaen, indefinite plural arenaer, definite plural arenaene)
- an arena
- a venue
References
- “arena” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin arena, harena
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??re?n?/
Noun
arena m (definite singular arenaen, indefinite plural arenaer or arenaar, definite plural arenaene or arenaane)
- an arena
- a venue
References
- “arena” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From Latin ar?na, from an earlier *has?na, possibly from Etruscan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?r?.na/
Noun
arena f
- arena (enclosed area, often outdoor)
- (historical) arena (sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre)
- arena (realm in which important events unfold)
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) arenowy
Further reading
- arena in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- arena in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ar?na (“sand”), possibly from Etruscan *???????????????????????? (*hasena). See also the inherited doublet areia.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /?.??e.n?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.??e.na/
Noun
arena f (plural arenas)
- arena
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin arena.
Noun
arena f
- sand
Scots
Verb
arena
- aren't
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ar??na/
- Hyphenation: a?re?na
Noun
aréna f (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- arena
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ar?na, possibly of Etruscan origin. Compare English arena.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a??ena/, [a??e.na]
- Rhymes: -ena
Noun
arena f (plural arenas)
- (geology) sand, gravel
- (building, sports) bullfight arena; boxing ring
Derived terms
Related terms
- arenoso
Further reading
- “arena” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Noun
arena c
- arena
Declension
Anagrams
- arean
arena From the web:
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- what arena are the raptors playing in
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- what arena do the miami heat play in
- what arena do the chicago bulls play in
- what arena do the sacramento kings play in
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