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Head word   /hɛd wərd/   Listen
Head word

noun
1.
A content word that can be qualified by a modifier.  Synonym: headword.
2.
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent.  Synonym: head.





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