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enclitically

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en⋅clit⋅ic

  [en-klit-ik]
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–adjective
1. (of a word) closely connected in pronunciation with the preceding word and not having an independent accent or phonological status.
–noun
2. an enclitic word, as Latin que “and” in arma virumque, “arms and the man.”
Origin:
1650–60; < LL encliticus < Gk enklitikós, equiv. to en- en- 2 + klít(os) slope + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
en⋅clit⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

enclitic 
1663, from L.L. encliticus, from Gk. enklitikos "throwing its accent back," lit. "leaning on," from verbal adj. stem of enklinein "to bend, lean on," from en- + klinein "to lean" (see lean (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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