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nouna word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
guide word. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guide%20word
MLA
“guide word.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guide%20word. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guide word,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guide%20word.
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