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headword vs open-class word

open-class word vs headword

headword and open-class word both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
headword Yes No No No
open-class word Yes No No No
As nouns, open-class word is a hypernym of headword; that is, open-class word is a word with a broader meaning than headword:
  • headword: a content word that can be qualified by a modifier
  • open-class word: a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned
Other hypernyms of headword include content word.
headword (noun) open-class word (noun)
a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry) a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned
a content word that can be qualified by a modifier
Difference between headword and open-class word

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