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   tic

   /tɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a habitual spasmodic contraction of the muscles, most often in the face.
   • ▪ an idiosyncratic and habitual feature of a person's behaviour: "they've developed a verbal tic which involves repeating odd bits of each other's utterances"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from French, from Italian ticchio.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • T

     1

   • I

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   • C

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