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HEADWORD [2 records]

Record 1 2001-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
DEF

A word listed in a lexicographical reference work and which begins an entry block containing information about the meaning and usage of the word.

Key term(s)
  • vocabulary entry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
DEF

Tête de rubrique lexicographique dans un dictionnaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 1979-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
OBS

A lexical item, often in distinctive type, placed at the beginning of an entry in a lexical collection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
OBS

Unité figurant en vedette dans un répertoire lexicographique ou terminologique.

Spanish

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