Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subheadword

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-head-word
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subordinate headword.

Example Sentences

"The "Terms" number is the total number of words and lexical phrases, including sub-headwords and other nested lexical items, but exclusive of variants."

Etymology

From sub- + headword.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

subheadwords (plural)

Questions

What does subheadword mean?: A subordinate headword.
Where does subheadword come from?: From sub- + headword.

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