Headword

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  main entry word \main entry word\ n.
     The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is
     alphabetized in a dictionary; also called {entry word},
     {headword}, and {lemma}.
  
     Syn: citation form, entry word, headword, lemma.


          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     Note: In different languages, different wordforms, such as
           cases for verbs, may be taken as the main entry word.
           In English dictionaries, it is the infinitive form, but
           in latin dictionaries it is usually the first person
           singular present.
           [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  headword \headword\ n.
     1. a word that is qualified by a modifier.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. a word placed at the beginning of a line, paragraph, or
        short article (as in a dictionary or encyclopedia entry);
        the word which forms the title of an entry in a
        dictionary.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  headword
       n 1: a word that is qualified by a modifier [syn: {head word}]
       2: a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in
          a dictionary entry)