ENTRY WORD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary

Synonyms:

citation form; entry word; main entry word

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("entry word" is a kind of...):

descriptor; form; signifier; word form (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something)

Holonyms ("entry word" is a part of...):

dictionary entry; lexical entry (the entry in a dictionary of information about a word)

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