† encliticaladj.
/ɛnˈklɪtɪkəl/ Obsolete.
1. = enclitic adj.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [adjective] > accent > stressed > clitic > enclitic
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enclitic1656
1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. viii. 110 The Enclyticall Coniunction que.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Enclitical conjunctions..cast back the accent to the syllable going before.
2. That leans against something.Apparently an isolated use.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > outhouse(s) > [adjective] > types of
enclitical1773
1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote II. viii. vii. 200 A little shed, or enclitical pent-house.
Derivatives
enˈclitically adv. in an enclitic manner, as an enclitic.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [adverb] > with accent > treated as forming part of preceding word
enclitically1845
1845 J. Stoddart Gram. in Encycl. Metrop. (1847) I. 84/1 The Latin que, used only enclitically indeed in modern Latin.
1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue xi. 502 The second and third words lean enclitically upon the first.
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