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entry word vs word form

word form vs entry word

entry word and word form both are nouns.

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

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