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Definition of headword noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

headword

noun
 
/ˈhedwɜːd/
 
/ˈhedwɜːrd/
(specialist)
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  1. a word that forms a heading in a dictionary, under which its meaning is explained
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herb
noun
 
 
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