Citation form

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary
  Synonyms: main entry word, entry word

In linguistics the citation form of a word can mean:

• its canonical form or lemma: the form of an inflected word given in dictionaries or glossaries, thus also called the dictionary form.
• its strong form or isolation form: the way it is pronounced when spoken carefully and in isolation.

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