proclitic Linguistics

proclitic Linguistics
proclitic Linguistics [prə(ʊ)'klɪtɪk]
noun a word pronounced with so little emphasis that it forms part of the following word, e.g. at in at home. Compare with enclitic.
Derivatives
proclitically adverb
Origin
C19: from mod. L. procliticus (from Gk proklinein 'lean forward'), on the pattern of late L. encliticus (see enclitic).

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