noun enclitic A word pronounced with so little emphasis that it is shortened and forms part of the preceding word, e.g., n’t in can’t. 1
adjective enclitic denoting or relating to a monosyllabic word or form that is treated as a suffix of the preceding word, as Latin -que in populusque 0
adjective enclitic (in classical Greek) denoting or relating to a word that throws an accent back onto the preceding word 0
noun enclitic an enclitic word or linguistic form 0
adjective enclitic dependent on the preceding word for its stress 0
noun enclitic any such word or particle 0
noun enclitic (linguistics) A clitic which phonetically joins with the preceding word. In English, the possessive 's is an example. 0
