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enclitically

enclitically adverb: in an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back.

Adverb

enclitically (comparative more enclitically, superlative most enclitically)

  1. In an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back.
    • it is not pronounced enclitically like omnipotence1791, John Walker, Critical Pronouncing Dictionary

Forms of enclitically

comparativemore enclitically
superlativemost enclitically

Origin of enclitically

From enclitic + -ally.

Questions about enclitically

What does enclitically mean?
Enclitically means in an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back.
What part of speech is enclitically?
Enclitically is an adverb.

Words near enclitically in the dictionary

  1. enclises
  2. enclisis
  3. enclitic
  4. enclitical
  5. encliticality
  6. enclitically
  7. encliticise
  8. encliticised
  9. encliticization
  10. encliticizations
  11. encliticize

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