proclitic
noun/ˌprəʊˈklɪtɪk/
/ˌprəʊˈklɪtɪk/
(linguistics)- a word that is spoken with very little emphasis, so that it becomes part of the following word, for example ‘d’ (= do) in ‘d’you’ compare encliticWord Originmid 19th cent.: from modern Latin procliticus (from Greek proklinein ‘lean forward’), on the pattern of late Latin encliticus (see enclitic).
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