/ tɪk; NAmE / noun
a sudden quick movement of a muscle, especially in your face or head, that you cannot control
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French , from Italian ticchio .
/ tɪk; NAmE / noun
a sudden quick movement of a muscle, especially in your face or head, that you cannot control
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French , from Italian ticchio .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005