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Meaning of proclitic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
pɹəʊˈklɪt.ɪk

Definitions

A clitic that joins with the following word phonetically, graphically, or both.

Equivalents

العربية ملحق
Català proclític
Čeština předklonka proklitikon
Deutsch Proklitikon proklitisch
Español proclítico
Français proclitique
Italiano proclitico
日本語 後接語
Nederlands procliticum
Polski proklityka
Русский прокли́тика проклити́ческий

Examples

“In dialectal or poetic English, the article the or preposition to can become the proclitic t'.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Proclivities Proclivity proclonol Proclus Procne procoagulability

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