Subheadword

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A subordinate headword.

    "The "Terms" number is the total number of words and lexical phrases, including sub-headwords and other nested lexical items, but exclusive of variants."

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"The "Terms" number is the total number of words and lexical phrases, including sub-headwords and other nested lexical items, but exclusive of variants."

Etymology

From sub- + headword.

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