D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Enclitic

/(ĕn*klĭt"ĭk)/ · En·clit·ic · IPA /ɪnˈklɪtɪk/
01 a. Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its ow…
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    Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word.(Gram.)
02 n. A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).
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    A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).(Gram.)