headword
A word used as the title of a list entry or section, particularly in a dictionary,…A word (or compound term) used as the title of a list entry or section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.
» In this dictionary the pronunciation comes right after the headword.
Bei diesem Wörterbuch kommt die Aussprache direkt nach dem Stichwort. — Tamy
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2 sensesA word (or compound term) used as the title of a list entry or section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.
Stichwort, Schlagwort, Stichpunkt
загла́вное сло́воzaglávnoje slóvo
заголо́вне сло́воzaholóvne slóvo
a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)
The head of a phrase.
In "a very discerning car shopper", "shopper" is the headword.
Examples
3 sentencesIn this dictionary the pronunciation comes right after the headword.
deBei diesem Wörterbuch kommt die Aussprache direkt nach dem Stichwort. — Tamy
Headwords in the dictionary are ordered alphabetically.
deDie Stichwörter des Wörterbuchs sind alphabetisch geordnet. — al_ex_an_der
Headwords in the dictionary are listed in alphabetical order.
deDie Stichwörter des Wörterbuchs sind in alphabetischer Reihenfolge. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From head + word. Compare West Frisian haadwurd (“noun, substantive, headword”), Dutch hooFrom head + word. Compare West Frisian haadwurd (“noun, substantive, headword”), Dutch hoofdwoord (“headword”), German Hauptwort (“noun, substantive, headword”), Swedish huvudord (“headword, keyword”).
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Forms
plural: headwordsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a content word that can be qualified by a modifier:head word