ENCLITIC


Meaning of ENCLITIC in English

adj. & n. Gram.

adj. (of a word) pronounced with so little emphasis that it forms part of the preceding word.

n. such a word, e.g. not in cannot. enclitically adv.

[ LL encliticus f. Gk egklitikos (as EN-(2), klino lean) ]

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