proclitic
proclitic
Definition
pro·clitic (prō klit′ik)
adjective
Gram. dependent on the following word for its stress: said as of a word that forms a phonetic unit with the following, stressed word (Ex.: for in “once and for all”), or of certain particles, as in classical Greek
Etymology: ModL procliticus < Gr proklinein, to lean forward < pro-, forward (see pro-) + klinein, to lean
noun
any such word or particle
Browse dictionary entries near proclitic
- proclamation
- proclaim
- processor
- processional
- procession
- processed
- process shot
- process server
- process printing
- Process ID
- proclivity
- Proclus
- Procne
- proconsul
- Procopius
- procrastinate
- procreant
- procreate
- procreation
- Procrustean
