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Noun CEFR B2

ˈhɛdwɜːd

Definitions

A word (or compound term) used as the title of a list entry or section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus
A word (or compound term) used as the title of a list entry or section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.
The head of a phrase
The head of a phrase.

العربية مدخل في المعجم

Bosanski lema voće

Català entrada

Cymraeg prifair

Deutsch Schlagwort Stichpunkt Stichwort

Esperanto kapvorto

Español entrada lema lexía palabra capital palabra cefálica palabra de cabeza palabra encabezada palabra principal pieza léxica

Suomi hakusana jälkiosa pääsana

Français mot vedette Vedette

Gàidhlig ceannfhacal

Hrvatski lema voće

Magyar címszó fej

Հայերեն գլխաբառ

Italiano voce

日本語見出し語

Kurdî lema lema

Latviešu šķirklis

Nederlands trefwoord

Polski hasło

Português entrada

Русский заглавное слово

Српски lema voće

Svenska stickord uppslagsord

Kiswahili kidahizo

“In "a very discerning car shopper", "shopper" is the headword.”

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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