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main entry word
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun main entry word has 1 sense
- main entry word(n = noun.communication) citation form, entry word - the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary; Array is a kind of descriptor, form, signifier, word form
is a part of dictionary entry, lexical entry
CIDE DICTIONARY
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 . [WordNet 1.5]
" 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."
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