headword

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

(technical) a word that forms a HEADING in a dictionary, under which its meaning is explained

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

Same word in other sources

headwordEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary headwordEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus

Nearby in the dictionary

headscarf headset headship head start headstone headstrong head table head teacher head-to-head headwaters headway

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Where does this definition of headword come from?

This entry for headword is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.

Is headword a noun, verb, or something else?

In this entry, headword is tagged as noun.

Does headword appear elsewhere on Lughet?

Yes — headword appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.

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