enclitic
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From late Latin encliticus, from Greek εγκλιτικος, from εγκλινειν ‘lean on’, from ἐν- + κλίνειν ‘to lean, incline’.
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enclitic (plural enclitics)
- (linguistics) A clitic which joins with the preceding word. In English, the possessive 's is an example.
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clitic which joins with the preceding word
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