NOUN | communication | content word, open-class word | a word to which an independent meaning / meaning can be assigned |
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Meaning | A word to which an independent meaning / meaning can be assigned. | |
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Synonym | open-class word | |
Parts | lexical meaning | The meaning / meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express |
Narrower | headword, head word | A content word that can be qualified by a modifier |
modifier, qualifier | A content word that qualifies the meaning / meaning of a noun or verb | |
noun | A content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action | |
verb | A content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence | |
Broader | word | A unit of language that native speakers can identify |
Spanish | palabra de clase abierta | |
Catalan | paraula de classe oberta |
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