/ ɪnˈklɪtɪk; NAmE ; en-/ noun
( linguistics ) a word pronounced with very little emphasis, so that it becomes part of the word before, for example 'n't' in 'can't'
—compare proclitic
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek enklitikos , from enklinein lean on, from en- in, on + klinein to lean.