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Definition of Enclitic
1. a. 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.
2. n. A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).
Definition of Enclitic
1. a word pronounced as part of the preceding word [n -S]