main entry word

Definition of main entry word

n.1.The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary; also called entry word, headword, and lemma.

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citation form, descriptor, dictionary entry, entry word, form, lexical entry, signifier, word form
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mail-order buying
Mail-shell
Mailable
mailbag
mailboat
mailbox
Mailclad
Mailed
Mailing
mailing address
mailing list
maillot
mailman
mailsorter
Maim
Maimedly
maimedness
main
main course
main deck
-main entry word-
main file
main line
main memory
main office
main road
main rotor
main sequence
main street
main transom
Main yard
Main-gauche
Main-hamper
main-topmast
main-topsail
Maine
Maine law
maine lobster
mainframe
Mainland
mainland China
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