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Meanings of headword in English

Catalan
nucli
Spanish
núcleo

A content word that can be qualified by a modifier.

        nucli

        Word under which a set of related dictionary or encyclopaedia entries appears.

              Usage of headword in English
              1
              A headword can be a noun or a verb or, less frequently, an adjective.
              The Irish Times
              2
              This third section has approximately 500 headwords, again in alphabetical order, and these form the conceptual categories under which all the other words are grouped.
              The Irish Times
              Translations for headword
              Catalan
              nucli
              Spanish
              núcleo