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enclinomenon

enclinomenon noun: an unaccented word that relies on the preceding word for stress, often carrying an initial-syllable accent that distinguishes it from proclitics or normally accented words.

Noun

enclinomenon (plural enclinomena)

  1. An unaccented word that relies on the preceding word for stress, often carrying an initial-syllable accent that distinguishes it from proclitics or normally accented words

Forms of enclinomenon

pluralenclinomena

Questions about enclinomenon

What does enclinomenon mean?
Enclinomenon means an unaccented word that relies on the preceding word for stress, often carrying an initial-syllable accent that distinguishes it from proclitics or normally accented words.
What part of speech is enclinomenon?
Enclinomenon is a noun.
What is the plural of enclinomenon?
The plural of enclinomenon is enclinomena.

Words near enclinomenon in the dictionary

  1. enclin'd
  2. encline
  3. enclined
  4. enclines
  5. enclining
  6. enclinomenon
  7. enclises
  8. enclisis
  9. enclitic
  10. enclitical
  11. encliticality

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