head word

Noun	1.	head word - a word that is qualified by a modifier headword content word, open-class word - a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned phrase - an expression forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence but not containing a finite verb
	2.	head word - (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent head grammar - studies of the formation of basic linguistic units word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"

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