In lexicography, a vocable (from ) is the word or phrase which is explained by a dictionary entry and serves as its title. Often several related lexical units are grouped under the same vocable.Alain Polguère, A Lexicographic Approach to the Study of Copolysemy Relations, Russian Journal of Linguistics 22(4), 2018, pp. 788–820An Advanced Introduction to Semantics: A Meaning-Text Approach, p.188
See also Gloss (annotation)
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