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click

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[ klik ]
/ klɪk /
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noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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Origin of click

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First recorded in 1575–85; perhaps imitative, but perhaps from Dutch klikk (noun), klikken (verb)

OTHER WORDS FROM click

clickless, adjective

Other definitions for click (2 of 2)

click2

or klick, klik

[ klik ]
/ klɪk /

noun Slang.
a kilometer.

Origin of click

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First recorded in 1950–55; originally U.S. military slang; further origin unclear
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British Dictionary definitions for click

click
/ (klɪk) /

noun
verb

Derived forms of click

clicker, noun

Word Origin for click

C17: of imitative origin
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