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Meaning of 'enclitical' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Enclitical [ v. i.]
- 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.

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encage encaged encalendar encamp encamped encamping encampment encanker encapsulation encarnalize

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