content word

content word

noun
a word, typically a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb, that carries semantic content, bearing reference to the world independently of its use within a particular sentence (distinguished from function word).

Origin:
1935–40
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Content word is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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content word (ˈkɒntɛnt)
 
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function word Compare lexical meaning a word to which an independent meaning can be given by reference to a world outside any sentence in which the word may occur

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