"guideword" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-guideword.wav Forms: guidewords [plural]
Etymology: From guide + word. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|guide|word}} guide + word Head templates: {{en-noun}} guideword (plural guidewords)
  1. A watchword; a word or phrase that serves as one's guide.
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  2. (publishing) A word that is printed at the top or bottom of the page in a reference work, in order to help readers find a specific entry. Categories (topical): Publishing, Lexicography Translations (word printed at the top or bottom of the page in a reference work, in order to help readers find a specific entry): otsikkohakusana (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-guideword-en-noun-adHaTpDt Disambiguation of Lexicography: 23 49 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 63 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 65 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 81 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 70 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 50 29 Topics: media, publishing Disambiguation of 'word printed at the top or bottom of the page in a reference work, in order to help readers find a specific entry': 4 89 7
  3. (chiefly business) Any of the words in a memo or email that define metadata regarding the message, such as sender, recipient, and subject. Categories (topical): Business, Communication Translations (metadata provider): hakusana (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-guideword-en-noun-f2vTlyHL Disambiguation of Communication: 13 21 65 Topics: business Disambiguation of 'metadata provider': 5 36 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: guide word Translations: ohje (Finnish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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