Content Word
Of word. May also be referred to as open-class word.
A word to which an independent meaning can be assigned.
This concept's ID is @1~33709
Phrase
- modifier
A content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb.
- head word
A content word that can be qualified by a modifier.
Also contains
- noun
A content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action.
- verb
A content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence.
- lexical meaning
The meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used...