ENCLITIC
\ɛnklˈɪtɪk], \ɛnklˈɪtɪk], \ɛ_n_k_l_ˈɪ_t_ɪ_k]\
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A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).
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A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).
By Noah Webster.
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That inclines or leans upon.
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A word or particle which always follows another word, and is so united with it as to seem a part of it.
By Daniel Lyons
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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