main entry word

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main entry word - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  main entry word \main entry word\ n.
     The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is
     alphabetized in a dictionary; also called entry word,
     headword, and lemma.
  
     Syn: citation form, entry word, headword, lemma.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     Note: In different languages, different wordforms, such as
           cases for verbs, may be taken as the main entry word.
           In English dictionaries, it is the infinitive form, but
           in latin dictionaries it is usually the first person
           singular present.
           [PJC]

main entry word - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  main entry word
      n 1: the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is
           alphabetized in a dictionary [syn: citation form, main entry word
           , entry word]