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English noun: headword

1. headword (communication) a content word that can be qualified by a modifier


Synonymshead word


Broader (hypernym)content word, open-class word


Part meronymphrase

2. headword (communication) a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)


Broader (hypernym)word


Part meronymdictionary entry, lexical entry









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