{ En*clit"ic (&ebreve;n*kl&ibreve;t"&ibreve;k), En*clit"ic*al (-&ibreve;*kal), } a. [L. encliticus, Gr. 'egkli`tikos, fr. 'egkli`nein to incline; 'en in + kli`nein to bend. See In, and Lean, v. i.] (Gram.) Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word.

En*clit"ic, n. (Gram.) A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).

• (linguistics) A clitic which joins with the preceding word. In English, the possessive s is an example.