Definition of: enclitic

(en·klit′ik) adjective
1. Gram. Attached to and dependent on a preceding word in stress and accent, as ge in Greek and -que in Latin. Such forms yield their own accent and generally change that of the word to which they are attached, usually causing a secondary accent to be laid on the final syllable of the latter. The particles de, ge, and te in Greek and -que, -ne, and -ve in Latin are examples.
2. Anat. Having the planes of the fetal head inclined to those of the maternal pelvis: opposed to synclitic.
—noun An unaccented word attached to a preceding accented word. [<LL encliticus <Gk. enklitikos <en- on + klinein lean]