HEADWORD

headword

(noun) a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)

headword, head word

(noun) a content word that can be qualified by a modifier

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

headword (plural headwords)

a word used as the title of a section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus

(grammar) any word which may be modified by an adjunct

Synonyms

• (grammar): head

Source: Wiktionary

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