Clitic

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.2 See also

English

Noun

clitic (clitics )

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 is an example.

Derived terms

• enclitic
• proclitic

See also

• Wikipedia article on clitics