pro·clit·ic  (prō-klĭt'ĭk)  n. A clitic that is attached to the beginning of another word. adj. Of or relating to a proclitic or proclisis; forming an accentual unit with the following word. [New Latin procliticus : pro-2 + Late Latin (en)cliticus, enclitic; see enclitic.] pro·clit'i·cize' (-ə-sīz') v., pro·clit'i·ci·za'tion (-ə-sĭ-zā'shən), pro·clis'is (-klĭs'ĭs) n. |