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Definition of enclitic noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

enclitic

noun

NAmE//ɪnˈklɪt̮ɪk//

, NAmE//ɛnˈklɪt̮ɪk//

, NAmE//enˈklɪtɪk//

(linguistics)

a word pronounced with very little emphasis, so that it becomes part of the word before, for example “n't” in “can't” compare proclitic

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