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Definition of: proclitic
(prō·klit′ik) adjective
Attached to or dependent on a following word: said of monosyllables attached so closely as to have no separate accent. Compare ENCLITIC, ATONIC.
—noun A proclitic word. [<NL procliticus <Gk. proklinein lean forward; formed on analogy of ENCLITIC]
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