HyperDic: head_word

English > 2 senses of the expression head word:
NOUNcommunicationhead word, headworda content word that can be qualified by a modifier
communicationhead word, head(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
English > head word: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningA content word that can be qualified by a modifier.
Synonymheadword
Part ofphraseAn expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
Broadercontent word, open-class wordA word to which an independent meaning / meaning can be assigned
Spanishnúcleo
Catalannucli
English > head word: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent.
Synonymhead
CategorygrammarThe branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
BroaderwordA unit of language that native speakers can identify

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