headwords
Dictionary entry labels
Headwords are words that appear at the top of a page, column, or entry in a reference work and that are intended to help a reader quickly find information about that word.
Base form, or helper theorem
Indexed lookup term
- search termEntered lookup phrase
- tagIdentifier or classifier
- descriptorWord that describes something
- cross-referenceNotation pointing elsewhere
metadata · topic · category · alphabetization · concordance · subject index · facet · access point
lemma
Base form, or helper theorem
term · main entry · dictionary entry · citation form · catchword
keyword
Indexed lookup term
- search termEntered lookup phrase
- tagIdentifier or classifier
- descriptorWord that describes something
cross-reference · metadata · topic · category · alphabetization · concordance · subject index · facet · access point · locator
title
Formal honorific or name
subhead · rubric · masthead · banner · slug · label · pull quote
- dictionariesdictionary, dictionaries, definitions, definition, entries
- word listsvocabulary list, spelling list, vocabulary, lexicon, dictionary
- etymologyetymon, origin, root, linguistic roots, Latin roots
- word studyetymology, linguistic roots, derivations, morphemes, affixes
- Chinese dictionariesdictionaries, Chinese-English, English-Chinese, entries, definitions
- dictionary elementsentries, definitions, lemmas, etymologies, pronunciation guides
headwordsdefinitions
Stated meanings of terms
glosses · explanations · subentries · entries · etymologies
headwordsbody text
Document's main prose
subheadings · footnotes · annotations · appendices · fine print