enclitic

Definitions


[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:
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:
mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek enklitikos, from enklinein ‘lean on’, from en- ‘in, on’ + klinein ‘to lean’




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