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Meaning of Tic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
tɪk

Definitions

  1. A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.
  2. Clipping of ticket.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
  3. Initialism of tourist information centre.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. Something that is done or produced habitually or characteristically.
    broadly
  5. Initialism of tenancy in common.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  6. Initialism of total invested capital.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  7. Initialism of offence to be taken into consideration.
    UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
  8. Initialism of translocon on inner chloroplast membrane.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  9. Initialism of thermal imaging camera.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Equivalents

Català tic
Čeština tik
Ελληνικά αναπετάρισμα
Esperanto tiki tiko
Español chiripiorca tic
Français tic
Italiano tic
日本語 チック
한국어
Kurdî tîk tîk
Te Reo Māori tumu
Македонски тик
Nederlands tic
Polski tik tikowy
Português cacoete tique
Svenska ryckning tic
Türkçe tik

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.
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