Meanings
plural mesoclitics
- A clitic inserted inside a word (such as between a stem and a suffix).
Synonyms: endoclitic
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA clitic inserted inside a word (such as between a stem and a suffix).
Origin
From meso- + clitic; compare proclitic, enclitic.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
mesoclitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoclitic
“mesoclitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoclitic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesoclitic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoclitic.
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