key word
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3.5
- noun
- /ki wɜrd/
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palabra clave
- Taking notes means knowing how to jot down key words or key phrases.
- Key words: decubitus
- Key words: ankle-foot prostheses
- Key words: wheelchair
And almost all of you have certain key words that are triggers for you and language shapes your emotion.
- And almost all of you have certain key words that are triggers for you and language shapes your emotion.
Examples
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First, article titles, key words, and abstracts were analyzed for the code terms (P/HP/HE).
Academic text (2011) -
Each passage contains 25 key words, and the distribution of key words varies across sentences.
Academic text (2012) -
What key words help me make sense of the information I found?
Academic text (2015) -
There are three key words in this definition:
Academic text (2012) -
Next, we thought about what we learned about the key words and phrases we marked.
Blog text (10) -
Noting the presence of key words was instrumental in identifying these themes.
Academic text (2011) -
After each interview, two of the researchers independently read the transcripts, looking for key words and emerging themes.
Academic text (2008) -
That's the key word of the argument from those who call genetic modification Frankenfood.
Fiction book (2001) -
We used the four-item CAGE scale to determine alcohol abuse (key words, in italics below, form the acronym CAGE).
Academic text (2003) -
In her essay, she highlighted the key word that captures the main idea.
Synonyms
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1.0
A word or label added to something online to describe it
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3.0
A short text used to search for, identify, or unlock something
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a particularly important word used to identify or categorize content' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'key' (important) with 'word' (term). This adjective+noun composition is common cross-linguistically (e.g., Spanish 'palabra clave', French 'mot clé'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Key word comes from the idea of one main word that acts like a key to find information in a list or index, like a librarian using one word to locate a book. That's why it means an 'important' word used to identify or search for content.