proclitic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəʊˈklɪtɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō klit′ik)


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pro•clit•ic  (prō klit′ik),USA pronunciation [Gram.]
adj. 
  1. Grammar(of a word) closely connected in pronunciation with the following word and not having an independent accent or phonological status.

n. 
  1. Grammara proclitic word.
  • Neo-Latin proclīticus; modeled on enclitic; see pro-2
  • 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
proclitic / prəʊˈklɪtɪk/
  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
  1. a proclitic word or form

Compare encliticEtymology: 19th Century: from New Latin proclīticus, from Greek proklinein to lean forwards; formed on the model of enclitic
'proclitic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
clitic - conjunct - enclitic

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