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Definition of Main entry word
1. Noun. The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary.
Generic synonyms: Descriptor, Form, Signifier, Word Form
Group relationships: Dictionary Entry, Lexical Entry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Main Entry Word
Literary usage of Main entry word
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Public Library Handbook by Denver Public Library, John Cotton Dana (1895)
"is placed under the main entry word ; that is, the first word on the principal
catalogue entry, usually the author's name. For example, for Fiske's ..."
2. Comparative Cataloguing-rules by Theresa Hitchler (1903)
"The opposite course is followed and the entry-word of the continuation becomes
main entry- word, with a cross reference from the first part in case the ..."
3. Cataloging for Small Libraries by Theresa Hitchler (1915)
"main entry word. The first word on the principal catalog entry, usually the
author's name. Mercantile Library. A subscription library established for and ..."
4. List of Subject Headings for Use in Dictionary Catalogs by American Library Association, Mary Josephine Briggs (1914)
"Since in this work the main entry word is not repeated, the punctuation for
subjects subdivided is not indicated in the main alphabet. ..."
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