PROCLITIC


Meaning of PROCLITIC in English

adj. & n. Gram.

adj. (of a monosyllable) closely attached in pronunciation to a following word and having itself no accent.

n. such a word, e.g. at in at home. proclitically adv.

[ mod.L procliticus f. Gk proklino lean forward, after LL encliticus: see ENCLITIC ]

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