clitic

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Synonyms: clinic, critic, citic, colitic

Antonyms: clinic, critic, citic, colitic

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A [[morpheme]] that functions like a [[word]], but never appears as an independent word, instead being always attached to a following or preceding word (or, in some cases, within a surrounding word).

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