WordWeight : Weighing the Words

Pronunciation : En*clit"ic, En*clit"ic*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. encliticus, Gr. In, and Lean, v. i.] (Gram.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : En*clit"ic
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).

(Gram.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913