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proclitic

noun pro·clit·ic \(ˌ)prō-ˈkli-tik\

Definition of PROCLITIC

:  a clitic that is associated with a following word
— proclitic adjective
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Origin of PROCLITIC

New Latin procliticus, from Greek pro- + Late Latin -cliticus (as in encliticus enclitic)
First Known Use: circa 1864

Rhymes with PROCLITIC

arthritic, bauxitic, bronchitic, calcitic, chloritic, Cushitic, dendritic, enclitic, form critic, granitic, graphitic, Hamitic, jaditic, lignitic, mephitic, nephritic, New Critic, pleuritic, pruritic, pyritic, rachitic, Sanskritic, Semitic, Shemitic, Sinitic, stylitic, sulfitic

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