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autoclitic

autoclitic 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.

Noun

autoclitic (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.

Adjective

autoclitic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to this behavior.

Forms of autoclitic

pluralautoclitics

Origin of autoclitic

From auto- + clitic.

Words formed from autoclitic

Questions about autoclitic

What does autoclitic mean?
Autoclitic means 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.
What part of speech is autoclitic?
Autoclitic can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of autoclitic?
The plural of autoclitic is autoclitics.

Words near autoclitic in the dictionary

  1. autoclickers
  2. autoclicking
  3. autoclicks
  4. autoclip
  5. autoclips
  6. autoclitic
  7. autoclitically
  8. autoclitics
  9. autoclose
  10. autoclosed
  11. autocloses

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