open-class word vs headword

open-class word and headword both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
open-class word	Yes	No	No	No
headword	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, headword is a hyponym of open-class word; that is, headword is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than open-class word:

open-class word: a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned
headword: a content word that can be qualified by a modifier

Other hyponyms of open-class word include head word, noun, verb, modifier, qualifier, numeral.

open-class word (noun)	headword (noun)
a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned	a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)
	a content word that can be qualified by a modifier

open-class word vs headword

open-class word and headword both are nouns.

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