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citation form vs descriptor

descriptor vs citation form

citation form and descriptor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
citation form Yes No No No
descriptor Yes No No No
As nouns, descriptor is a hypernym of citation form; that is, descriptor is a word with a broader meaning than citation form:
  • citation form: the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary
  • descriptor: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
Other hypernyms of citation form include form, signifier, word form.
citation form (noun) descriptor (noun)
the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
Difference between citation form and descriptor

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