Definition of
head_word has definitions from the fields of grammar,linguistics
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[ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) a word that is qualified by a modifier

Synonyms

headword

Related terms

content_word phrase

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[ noun ] (linguistics) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

Synonyms

head

Related terms

word grammar

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headword

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