proclitic
[ proh-klit-ik ]
/ proʊˈklɪt ɪk /
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,
- proclivity,
- proclus,
- procne,
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- procollagen
Origin of proclitic
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proclitic
/ (prəʊˈklɪtɪk) /
adjective
- 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
- (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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proclitic
1846, from Medieval Latin procliticus, formed on analogy of encliticus from Greek proklinein "to lean forward," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + klinein "to lean" (see lean (v.)).
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