Thesaurus: enclitic

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1. v. i. Alt. of Enclitical
2. n. A word which is word/joined">joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).
3. word/affixed">Affixed; word/subjoined">subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word. A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).
4. A word which is word/joined">joined to another so closely as to lose itsproper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).
5. v. i. Alt. of word/enclitical">Enclitical n. A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).