headword

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈhɛdwɜːd/
• (America) IPA: /ˈhɛdwɝd/

Noun

headword (plural headwords)

1. a word used as the title of a section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus
2. (grammar) any word which may be modified by an adjunct

   In "a very discerning car shopper", "shopper" is the headword.

Synonyms

• (grammar) head

Translations

• French: mot vedette, vedette
• German: Stichwort, Schlagwort, Stichpunkt
• Portuguese: entrada
• Russian: загла́вное сло́во
• Spanish: lema, entrada, palabra principal

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