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enclitic
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[ɛnˈklɪtɪk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a word pronounced with so little emphasis that it is shortened and forms part of the preceding word, for example n't in can't
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Origin
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mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek enklitikos, from enklinein ‘lean on’, from en- ‘in, on’ + klinein ‘to lean’
[ɛnˈklɪtɪk], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- denoting or relating to an enclitic
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Origin
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mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek enklitikos, from enklinein ‘lean on’, from en- ‘in, on’ + klinein ‘to lean’
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