content word

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content word

noun content words

  1. A word that is not a function word, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and most adverbs.

    Similar: contentive, lexical word · Opposite: function word, grammatical word, functor

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Españolpalabra léxica, palabra pleremática
한국어어휘형태소 eohwihyeongtaeso
日本語内容語 naiyōgo
Portuguêspalavra lexical
Françaismot plein, mot lexical
DeutschAutosemantikum, Inhaltswort
Italianoparola piena
Русскийзнамена́тельное сло́во znamenátelʹnoje slóvo, самостоятельное сло́во samostojatelʹnoje slóvo, полнозначное сло́во polnoznačnoje slóvo
العربيةكَلِمَة الْمُحْتَوَى kalimat al-muḥtawā

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@misc{content_word_2026,
  title = {content word},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/content%20word},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}