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Synonyms for head word in English

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head word:
- head; head word; headword

English

Detailed Synonyms for head word in English

head word:

head word [the ~] noun

the head word

– (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent ¹
the head; the head word
– (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent ¹
- head [the ~] noun
- head word [the ~] noun
the head word

– a content word that can be qualified by a modifier ¹
the headword; the head word
– a content word that can be qualified by a modifier ¹
- headword [the ~] noun
- head word [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "head word":

headword; content word; open-class word
head; word

Related Definitions for "head word":

(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent¹
a content word that can be qualified by a modifier¹

Related Synonyms for head word

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