vocabulary entry

noun

: a word (such as the noun shift), hyphenated or open compound (such as the verb shape-shift or the noun shift key), word element (such as the affix pro-), abbreviation (such as ave), verbalized symbol (such as Na), or term (such as time out of mind) entered alphabetically in a dictionary for the purpose of definition or identification or expressly included as an inflected form (such as the noun mice or the verb saw) or as a derived form (such as the noun blissfulness or the adverb globally) or related phrase (such as one for the books) run on at its base word and usually set in a type (such as boldface) readily distinguishable from that of the lightface running text which defines, explains, or identifies the entry

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for vocabulary entry

• complementary
• elementary
• gentry
• sentry