Definition of open-class word Open-class word
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What does open-class word mean?
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| open-class word - a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned | ||
| content word | ||
| word a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" | ||
| head word, headword a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry) | ||
| noun the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition | ||
| verb the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence | ||
| qualifier, modifier a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier" | ||
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