clitics

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A form of clitic — A morpheme that functions like a word, but never appears as an independent word, instead being always attached to a following or preceding word (or, in some cases, within a surrounding word).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of clitic
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APA

clitics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clitics

MLA

“clitics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clitics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clitics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clitics.

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