CLITIC


Meaning of CLITIC in English

/ ˈklɪtɪk; NAmE / noun

( grammar ) a word that is not stressed and usually only occurs in combination with another word, for example 'm' in 'I'm'

—compare enclitic , proclitic

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: from (en)clitic and (pro)clitic .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.