head word

Noun
  1. A content word that can be qualified by a modifier (synset 106302934)
    is a type of: content word, open-class word - a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned
    is a part of: phrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
    same as: headword
  2. (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent (synset 106302589)
    referred to in: grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
    is a type of: word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify
    same as: head

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