| NOUN | communication | head word, headword | a content word that can be qualified by a modifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | head word, head | (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent |
| Meaning | A content word that can be qualified by a modifier. | |
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| Synonym | headword | |
| Part of | phrase | An expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence |
| Broader | content word, open-class word | A word to which an independent meaning / meaning can be assigned |
| Spanish | núcleo | |
| Catalan | nucli | |
| Meaning | (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | head | |
| Category | grammar | The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
| Broader | word | A unit of language that native speakers can identify |
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