"enclisis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: enclises [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔγκλισις (énklisis), from ἐν (en) + κλίσις (klísis). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἔγκλισις}} Ancient Greek ἔγκλισις (énklisis), {{m|grc|ἐν}} ἐν (en), {{m|grc|κλίσις}} κλίσις (klísis) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|enclises}} enclisis (countable and uncountable, plural enclises)
  1. (linguistics) The use of enclitics in the syntax of a language. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-enclisis-en-noun-iz5-bOG~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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