ENCLITICS
Noun
enclitics
plural of enclitic
Source: Wiktionary
En*clit"ics, n. (Gram.)
Definition: The art of declining and conjugating words.
ENCLITIC
En*clit"ic, En*clit"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. encliticus, Gr. In, and Lean, v. i.] (Gram.)
Definition: Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word.
En*clit"ic, n. (Gram.)
Definition: A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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