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cliticize clit·ic C0411825 (klĭt′ĭk)n. An unstressed word, typically a function word, that is incapable of standing on its own and attaches in pronunciation to a stressed word, with which it forms a single accentual unit. Examples of clitics are the pronoun 'em in I see 'em and the definite article in French l'arme, "the arm."adj. Of or relating to a clitic or clisis. [Greek klitikos, leaning, from klīnein, to lean; see klei- in Indo-European roots.] clit′i·cize (-sĭz′) v.clit′i·ci·za′tion (-sĭ-zā′shən) n.cliticize (ˈklɪtɪˌsaɪz) or cliticisevb (tr) to pronounce as part of a following or preceding word |