enclisis

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔγκλισις (énklisis), from ἐν (en) + κλίσις (klísis)

Noun

enclisis (countable and uncountable, plural enclises)

  1. (linguistics) The use of enclitics in the syntax of a language.