startword

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A string of letters that identifies the beginning of a valid sequence in a specified language.
  2. The first appearance of a genre in print.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-startword.wav

Word forms

startword startwords

Etymology

From start + word.

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