enclitic
12 points
English
8 letters
Not in frequency data
Valid in: North American word list
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Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word.
A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
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