Meaning of Tic | Babel Free
tɪkDefinitions
- A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.
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Clipping of ticket. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
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Initialism of tourist information centre. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Something that is done or produced habitually or characteristically. broadly
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Initialism of tenancy in common. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Initialism of total invested capital. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Initialism of offence to be taken into consideration. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
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Initialism of translocon on inner chloroplast membrane. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Initialism of thermal imaging camera. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by multiple tics. A tic is a sudden, rapid, repetitive, non-rhythmic movement (e.g. eye blinking) or vocalization (e.g. throat clearing).”
“Boyle revives some of the stylistic tics which found themselves being ripped off by geezer-gangster Britflicks back in the day, but now the freezeframes are briefer, sharper; the movie itself refers back to the original with variant flashback versions of famous scenes, but also Super 8-type images of the boys’ poignant boyhood in primary school.”
“TICs must be admitted by a defendant in addition to the crimes for which they have been convicted.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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