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clit•ic
(klit′ik),USA pronunciation [Gram.]
adj.
n.
adj.
- Grammar(of a word) functioning as a bound form;
closely connected in pronunciation with a preceding or following word and not having an independent accent or phonological status.
n.
- Grammara clitic word;
enclitic or proclitic.
- extracted from enclitic and proclitic 1945–50
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