definitions

proclitic

[ proh-klit-ik ]
/ proʊˈklɪt ɪk /
Grammar

adjective

(of a word) closely connected in pronunciation with the following word and not having an independent accent or phonological status.

noun

a proclitic word.

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Nearby words

prochymosin, procidentia, proclaim, proclamation, proclinate, proclitic, proclivity, proclus, procne, procoagulant, procollagen

Origin of proclitic

1840–50; < New Latin proclīticus; modeled on enclitic; see pro-2
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British Dictionary definitions for proclitic

proclitic

/ (prəʊˈklɪtɪk) /

adjective

  1. relating to or denoting a monosyllabic word or form having no stress or accent and pronounced as a prefix of the following word, as in English 't for it in 'twas
  2. (in classical Greek) relating to or denoting a word that throws its accent onto the following word

noun

a proclitic word or form
Compare enclitic

Word Origin for proclitic

C19: from New Latin proclīticus, from Greek proklinein to lean forwards; formed on the model of enclitic
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