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Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: cítiaō
"字典里的每个词条都有详细的解释。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A word or term that heads a dictionary entry and is the alphabetical point of reference.
"Every bolded headword in the dictionary is followed by its phonetic transcription and part of speech." - 2
In linguistics, the primary word in a syntactic construction that determines its grammatical category.
"In the noun phrase 'red dictionary', the noun 'dictionary' serves as the headword."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of Old English 'hēafod' (head) and 'word' (word), originating in early modern lexicography. It evolved to designate the primary word listed at the beginning of a dictionary entry, serving as the lemma for inflection and semantic exploration.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Headword" is said worldwide
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vedette
Transliteration: vuh-det
"Chaque vedette du dictionnaire est accompagnée de sa définition."
Stichwort
Transliteration: shtikh-vort
"Das Stichwort wird im Wörterbuch fett gedruckt."
lemma
Transliteration: lem-ma
"Ogni lemma del dizionario ha una etimologia dettagliata."
lema
Transliteration: le-ma
"El lema encabeza la entrada en el diccionario."
verbeete
Transliteration: ver-be-te
Script: verbetes
"O verbete principal explica o significado do termo."
मुख्य शब्द
Transliteration: mukhya shabd
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कोश का प्रत्येक मुख्य शब्द गहरे अक्षरों में मुद्रित होता है।"
词条
Transliteration: cítiaō
Script: 中文汉字
"字典里的每个词条都有详细的解释。"
표제어
Transliteration: pyoje-eo
Script: 한국어 한글
"사전의 모든 표제어는 가나다순으로 배열되어 있습니다."
見出し語
Transliteration: midashigo
Script: 日本語
"辞書の各見出し語には発音記号が付いています。"
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