Clitic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An unstressed word, typically a function word, that is incapable of standing on its own and attaches in pronunciation to a stressed word, with which it forms a single accentual unit. Examples of clitics are the pronoun 'em in I see 'em and the definite article in French l'arme, "the arm.”
  • adj. Of or relating to a clitic or clisis.
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  • n. A morpheme that functions like a word, but appears not as an independent word but always attached to a following or preceding word.
    • Word Usage
    "I try to avoid saying the word "clitic" because, well, I don't swear."
    Cross Reference
    Wikipedia article on clitics   
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    enclitic    proclitic   
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