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Meaning of headword | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhɛdwɜːd

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية مدخل في المعجم
Bosanski lema natuknica odrednica štihvort voće натукница одредница штихворт
Català entrada
Čeština heslo
Cymraeg prifair
Deutsch Lemma Schlagwort Stichpunkt Stichwort
Esperanto kapvorto
Español entrada lema lexía palabra capital palabra cefálica palabra de cabeza palabra encabezada palabra principal pieza léxica
Suomi edusosa hakusana jälkiosa pääsana
Français mot vedette Vedette
Gàidhlig ceannfhacal
Hrvatski lema natuknica odrednica štihvort voće натукница одредница штихворт
Magyar címszó fej
Հայերեն գլխաբառ
Bahasa Indonesia entri
Italiano voce
日本語 見出し 見出し語
한국어 올림말 표제어
Kurdî lema lema
Latviešu šķirklis
Nederlands trefwoord
Polski hasło hasłowy
Português entrada
Русский заглавное слово
Српски lema natuknica odrednica štihvort voće натукница одредница штихворт
Svenska stickord uppslagsord
Kiswahili kidahizo

Examples

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

CEFR level

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

headwork headworker headworks headwound headwrap Heady

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