headword
noun[C]
languagespecializeduk/ˈhed.wɜːd/us/ˈhed.wɜ˞ːd/a word or phrase that islistedseparatelywithitsowndefinition,examplesof use, etc. in adictionaryorsimilarbook:
（词典中的）词目，词头The headwords are inbolddarkbluetype.词目用的是深蓝色的粗体字。
"Hardline" is notcoveredunder "line" but is a headword initsownright.“Hard line”本身就是一个标题词，并不包括在“line”之下。
- The syllabication of headwords is notgenerallyanimportantfeaturein Britishdictionaries.
- Because of run-on words (likecunninglyand cunningness undercunning), adictionarythatclaims150,000entriesmay have no more than 80,000 headwords.
- There are not as many headwords as one mightexpecttofindin otherbooksof thissize.
- Entering a word in the Synonymboxcallsup alistof headwords inalphabeticalorder.
Linguistics: terminology & vocabulary
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- antonym
- antonymous
- applicative
- archaism
- buzzword
- hyponym
- inappropriacy
- inflectional
- initialism
- keyword
- lexis
- nomenclature
- synonymously
- syntagmatic
- term of art
- terminological
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