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tic
[ tik ]
/ tÉŞk /
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noun
Pathology.
- a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
- tic douloureux.
a persistent or recurrent behavioral trait; personal quirk: her distinctive verbal tics.
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Origin of tic
First recorded in 1790â1800; from French (of expressive origin)
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Other definitions for tic (2 of 2)
-tic
a suffix, equivalent in meaning to -ic, occurring in adjectives of Greek origin (analytic), used especially in the formation of adjectives from nouns with stems in -sis: hematotic; neurotic.
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Word Origin for tic
C19: from French, of uncertain origin; compare Italian ticche
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