dictionary form

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Noun

dictionary form (plural dictionary forms)

1. The basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a verb).

   The dictionary form of the verb is the infinitive in English, the first-person singular present indicative in Ancient Greek, and the third-person masculine singular perfect in Semitic languages.

Synonyms

• canonical form
• citation form
• basic form

Related terms

• headword
• lemma
• infinitive

Translations

• French: forme canonique
• German: Grundform, Lemmaform, Wörterbuchform
• Russian: слова́рная фо́рма

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