Definition of Proclitic

1. a. Leaning forward; -- said of certain monosyllabic words which are so closely attached to the following word as not to have a separate accent.

Definition of Proclitic

1. Noun. (linguistics) A clitic which phonetically joins with the following word. In English, the dialectal form t' is an example. In Arabic, conjunctions and prepositions that have only one letter, such as (Arab ?) (wa-), always attach as a prefix to the following word. ¹

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Definition of Proclitic

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Proclitic

procinct
procincts
proclaim
proclaimed
proclaimer
proclaimers
proclaimest
proclaimeth
proclaiming
proclaims
proclamation
proclamations
proclamatory
proclises
proclisis
proclitic (current term)
proclitically
proclitics
proclive
proclivities
proclivity
proclivous
procoagulant
procoele
procoeles
procoelian
procoelians
procognitive
procollagen
procollagens

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