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Glossary

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content word
Word from one of the categories of nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. These also known as the open class of words since the set can easily be added to (e.g. by new product names). Contrast function word.

Example:
Skype is a relatively new noun (based on a product name), and it has also become a verb: to skype someone

Topics: Planning, General linguistic terms