Endoclitic

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mesoclitic; a clitic inserted inside a word.

    "There are also a number of examples of endoclitics (also known as 'mesoclisis') whereby clitics appear followed by affixes."

Synonyms

All synonyms
encliticmesocliticmesocliticproclitic

Example

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"There are also a number of examples of endoclitics (also known as 'mesoclisis') whereby clitics appear followed by affixes."

Etymology

From endo- + clitic.

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