Enclitic

[in'klitik]

Definition

(v. i.) Alt. of Enclitical

(n.) A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).

Edited by Fergus

Definition

adj. that inclines or leans upon.—n. (gram.) a word or particle which always follows another word so united with it as to seem a part of it.—n. En′clisis.—adv. Enclit′ically.

Typed by Geraldine