First Known Use: 1946
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clitic
noun clit·ic \ˈkli-tik\
Definition of CLITIC
: a word that is treated in pronunciation as forming a part of a neighboring word and that is often unaccented or contracted
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Origin of CLITIC
enclitic or proclitic
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