The difference between Basic form and Headword
When used as nouns, basic form means the uninflected form of a word used as a dictionary entry, whereas headword means a word used as the title of a section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.
check bellow for the other definitions of Basic form and Headword
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Basic form as a noun:
The uninflected form of a word used as a dictionary entry.
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Headword as a noun:
a word used as the title of a section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus
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Headword as a noun (grammar):
any word which may be modified by an adjunct
Examples:
"In "a very discerning car shopper", "shopper" is the headword''."