postclitic

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noun

an unemphatic word stressed as part of the preceding word

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounpostclitic (plural postclitics)

plural postclitics

  1. human sciencesan unemphatic word stressed as part of the preceding word

Origin

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APA

postclitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postclitic

MLA

“postclitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postclitic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postclitic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postclitic.

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