ENCLITIC

enclitic. Enclitic, a. leaning, inclining

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{ En‐clit″ic (ĕn‐klĭt″ĭk), En‐clit″ic‐al (–ĭ‐kal), } a. [[L. encliticus, Gr. εγκλἴτικοσ, fr. εγκλἴνειν to incline; εν̓ in + κλίνειν to bend. See In, and Lean, v. i.]] (Gram.) 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.