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cliticization

cliticization noun: the process, or an instance, of a word becoming a clitic.

Noun

cliticization (countable and uncountable, plural cliticizations)

  1. The process, or an instance, of a word becoming a clitic.

Forms of cliticization

pluralcliticizations
alternative formcliticisation

Origin of cliticization

From clitic + -ization.

Questions about cliticization

What does cliticization mean?
Cliticization means the process, or an instance, of a word becoming a clitic.
What part of speech is cliticization?
Cliticization is a noun.
What is the plural of cliticization?
The plural of cliticization is cliticizations.

Words near cliticization in the dictionary

  1. cliticalization
  2. clitically
  3. clitichood
  4. cliticisation
  5. cliticisations
  6. cliticization
  7. cliticizations
  8. cliticize
  9. cliticized
  10. cliticizes
  11. cliticizing

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