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
1935–40
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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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Content word
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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