English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�klɪ.tɪk/
SAMPA|/"klI.tIk/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪtɪk|-ɪtɪk

Noun
en-noun

1. linguistics a morpheme that functions like a word, but appears not as an independent word but rather is always attached to a following or preceding word. In English, the possessive 's|-'s is an example.

Derived terms
enclitic
proclitic

See also
w:Clitic|Wikipedia article on clitics

io:clitic
vi:clitic

• 2007-07-30 18:36 - Rodasmith - {{en-noun}}

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