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head-initial

head-initial adjective: having the head (primary morpheme) at the beginning of a phrase.

Adjective

head-initial (not comparable)

  1. Having the head (primary morpheme) at the beginning of a phrase.

Questions about head-initial

What does head-initial mean?
Head-initial means having the head (primary morpheme) at the beginning of a phrase.
What part of speech is head-initial?
Head-initial is an adjective.

Words near head-initial in the dictionary

  1. head-hunter
  2. head-hunters
  3. head-hunting
  4. head-hunts
  5. head-in-the-sand
  6. head-initial
  7. head-kerchief
  8. head-kerchiefs
  9. head-kicker
  10. head-kickers
  11. head-like

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