entry word
- noun
- Jargon
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entrada
- The entry word is always listed at the top of the dictionary definition.
Examples
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Teachers often ask students to look up the entry word and read its various meanings.
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Can you find the entry words for 'apple' and 'banana'?
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In bilingual dictionaries, the entry word is usually printed in bold for easy reference.
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The entry word is listed at the top of the page.
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In bilingual dictionaries, the entry word is usually printed in bold for easy reference.
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Teachers often ask students to look up the entry word and read its various meanings.
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The entry word is always listed at the top of the dictionary definition.
Synonyms
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7.5
The basic form of a word that a dictionary lists
The word shown at the top of a dictionary page to find information
The main word at the start of a dictionary entry or phrase shown in bold
A word or phrase that a dictionary entry explains
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the main word that serves as a dictionary heading' is directly derivable from combining 'entry' (a recorded item or listing) with 'word' (a lexical item). This is a straightforward noun+noun compound following regular English composition patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Entry word comes from the image of a dictionary page as an entrance: entry means the place you enter and word is the item at that place. So an entry word is the 'main word' shown at the top of an entry or 'heading'.