autoclitic

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noun

A verbal behavior that has an organizing function; for example, grammatical and rhetorical sequences can be selected by the speaker so as to achieve a particular goal. This occurs because listeners are strongly affected by the composition of the discourse they are exposed to.

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Meanings

nounautoclitic (plural autoclitics)

plural autoclitics

  1. A verbal behavior that has an organizing function; for example, grammatical and rhetorical sequences can be selected by the speaker so as to achieve a particular goal. This occurs because listeners are strongly affected by the composition of the discourse they are exposed to.
adjectiveautoclitic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to this behavior.

Origin

From auto- + clitic.

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APA

autoclitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoclitic

MLA

“autoclitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoclitic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoclitic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoclitic.

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