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tic definition

tic (tik)

noun

  1. any involuntary, regularly repeated, spasmodic contraction of a muscle, generally of neurotic origin
  2. tic douloureux

Etymology: Fr < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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