What's the difference between enclitic and proclitic?

Enclitic


Definition:

  • (v. i.) Alt. of Enclitical
  • (n.) A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).

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Proclitic


Definition:

  • (a.) Leaning forward; -- said of certain monosyllabic words which are so closely attached to the following word as not to have a separate accent.

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