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subheadword

subheadword noun: a subordinate headword.

Noun

subheadword (plural subheadwords)

  1. A subordinate headword.
    • The "Terms" number is the total number of words and lexical phrases, including sub-headwords and other nested lexical items, but exclusive of variants.2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 297

Forms of subheadword

pluralsubheadwords

Origin of subheadword

From sub- + headword.

Questions about subheadword

What does subheadword mean?
Subheadword means a subordinate headword.
What part of speech is subheadword?
Subheadword is a noun.
What is the plural of subheadword?
The plural of subheadword is subheadwords.

Words near subheadword in the dictionary

  1. subheadings
  2. subheadline
  3. subheadlines
  4. subheadquarters
  5. subheads
  6. subheadword
  7. subheadwords
  8. subhealth
  9. subheap
  10. subheaps
  11. subhed

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