Associations to the word «Enclitic»

Wiktionary

ENCLITIC, noun. (linguistics) A clitic which phonetically joins with the preceding word. In English, the possessive 's is an example.
ENCLITIC, adjective. (grammar) Affixed phonetically.

Wise words

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain