Xenoclitic

//ˈzɛnə(ʊ)klɪtɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having an inflection and stress pattern characteristic of European vocabulary. not-comparable

    "The plural oblique of xenoclitic classes was not distinct from that of oikoclitic classes in ER."

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"The plural oblique of xenoclitic classes was not distinct from that of oikoclitic classes in ER."

Etymology

From xeno- + clitic.

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