headword
noun
head·word
ˈhed-ˌwərd 
1
: a word or term placed at the beginning (as of a chapter or an entry in an encyclopedia)
2
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Often, in fact, that means using headwords and categories that are different from the actual words on the pages to which they’re linked.
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Lauren Kane, The New York Review of Books, 17 June 2023
Lauren Kane, The New York Review of Books, 17 June 2023
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“Headword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headword. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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