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Term: Enclit

Definition:

Enclit is a linguistic term that describes a clitic, which is a word or a morpheme that cannot stand alone and is closely connected to a neighboring word.

Sense 1 (Part of Speech: Noun):

A clitic that is affixed to the end of a word or a phrase.

Example Sentence: The enclit "n't" in the word "can't" indicates the negation of "can."

Sense 2 (Part of Speech: Adjective):

Referring to something that is locally or regionally popular.

Example Sentence: The small coffee shop on the corner is an enclit hotspot, always bustling with locals.

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