Proclitic \proh-KLIT-ik\, adjective:
(Of a word) closely connected in pronunciation with the following word and not having an independent accent.
~What a, huh? See this is why I like Wed Word, cause occasionally(cof...sometimes more than I like to admit) a word boggles my mind.
Like this one.
If someone asked me on the street if I was proclitic, well my first thought would be Hell's yes! I'm for sure not anti-clitic! LOL But of course this word has NOTHING to do with that, but yes, I go there. *wink*
So, needing a better definition of this word I checked out another source... Now it makes more sense.~
proclitic (prəʊˈklɪtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| — adj | |
| 1. | a. relating to or denoting a monosyllabic word or form having no stress or accent and pronounced as a prefix of the following word, as in English 't for it in 'twas |
| b. (in classical Greek) relating to or denoting a word that throws its accent onto the following word | |
Wow, what the human mind will come up with. Just on this basis... can't go along on the evolving 'only' from ape theory.
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