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endoclitics

endoclitics is the plural of endoclitic.

Meaning of endoclitic

Noun

endoclitic (plural endoclitics)

  1. A mesoclitic; a clitic inserted inside a word.
    • There are also a number of examples of endoclitics (also known as 'mesoclisis') whereby clitics appear followed by affixes.2003, Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, “2: Typological parameters for the study of clitics, with special reference to Tariana”, in R. M. W. Dixon, Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, editors, Word: A Cross-Linguistic...
    Synonyms:
    mesoclitic

Questions about endoclitics

What is endoclitics the plural of?
Endoclitics is the plural of endoclitic.

Words near endoclitics in the dictionary

  1. endocleavages
  2. endoclip
  3. endoclips
  4. endoclisis
  5. endoclitic
  6. endoclitics
  7. endocobordism
  8. endocobordisms
  9. endocochlear
  10. endocolonization
  11. endocolonizations

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