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headterm

headterm noun: (terminology), (terminography) A term used as the title of a section, particularly in a terminological dictionary.

Noun

headterm (plural headterms)

  1. (terminology), (terminography) A term used as the title of a section, particularly in a terminological dictionary.

Forms of headterm

pluralheadterms

Origin of headterm

Analogous to headword, from head + term.

Questions about headterm

What does headterm mean?
Headterm means (terminology), (terminography) A term used as the title of a section, particularly in a terminological dictionary.
What part of speech is headterm?
Headterm is a noun.
What is the plural of headterm?
The plural of headterm is headterms.

Words near headterm in the dictionary

  1. headsups
  2. headswoman
  3. headswomen
  4. headteacher
  5. headteachers
  6. headterm
  7. headtire
  8. headtires
  9. headtorch
  10. headtorches
  11. headtracking

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