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clientele

noun
/klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl/UK/ˌklaɪ.ənˈtɛl/CA/klɑe.n̩ˈtel/

Etymology

Borrowed from French clientèle, ultimately from Latin cliēns (English client).

  1. derived from cliēns
  2. borrowed from clientèle

Definitions

  1. The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service,…

    The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits; a group of specific clients collectively.

    • Helen's clientele encompasses a broad range of different ages, races and social statuses.
    • The bars’ clientèle called Foucault “Herr Doktor”.
    • Due to its mixed clientele over the years, the Record Rack has a varied product array.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at clientele. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at clientele. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at clientele

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA