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headnote

headnote noun: a note at the head of a page, chapter, dictionary entry, or other document element.

Noun

headnote (plural headnotes)

  1. A note at the head of a page, chapter, dictionary entry, or other document element.
  2. A summary of the relevant aspects of a legal case, usually found at the beginning of a case report.

Forms of headnote

pluralheadnotes
alternative form (rare)head-note
alternative form (rare)head note

Origin of headnote

From head + note.

Questions about headnote

What does headnote mean?
Headnote means a note at the head of a page, chapter, dictionary entry, or other document element.
What part of speech is headnote?
Headnote is a noun.
What is the plural of headnote?
The plural of headnote is headnotes.

Words near headnote in the dictionary

  1. headmould
  2. headmould-shot
  3. headmoulds
  4. headmount
  5. headmounts
  6. headnote
  7. headnotes
  8. Headon
  9. Headon cum Upton
  10. Headonian
  11. headover

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Adapted from Wiktionary: headnote (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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