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Proclitic

//pɹoʊˈklɪt.ɪk// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A clitic that joins with the following word phonetically, graphically, or both.

    "In dialectal or poetic English, the article the or preposition to can become the proclitic t'."

  2. 2
    a clitic that is associated with a following word. wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek προκλίνω (proklínō, “to lean forward”).

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