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clitic

morpheme with syntactic characteristics of a word but with phonological dependence on another word; e.g. ⟨-’m⟩ in ⟨I’m⟩ or ⟨-’ve⟩ in ⟨I’ve⟩; the possessive ⟨-’s⟩, the article ⟨a(n)⟩, and the infinitive marker ⟨to⟩ are sometimes considered clitics
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clitic

Summary

clitic ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (572 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • clitic is a type of morpheme[2].
  • clitic is a type of grammeme[3].
  • clitic is a type of lexeme[4].
  • clitic's does not have characteristic is recorded as stress[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include morpheme[2], grammeme[3], and lexeme[4].

Why It Matters

clitic ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (572 views/month).[1] clitic has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] clitic is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). clitic. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/clitic
MLA “clitic.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/clitic.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_clitic_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{clitic}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/clitic}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → morpheme, grammeme, lexeme
    Subclass of → —
    Does not have characteristic → stress
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 19187, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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