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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
clitic /ˈklɪtɪk/

▶noun Grammar an unstressed word that normally occurs only in combination with another word, for example 'm in I'm.

– derivatives
cliticization (or cliticisation /ˌklɪtɪkʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/) noun,
cliticize (or cliticise) verb.

– origin 1940s: from (en)clitic and (pro)clitic.

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