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catch·word
(kăch′wûrd′, kĕch′-)n.
1. A well-known word or phrase, especially one that exemplifies a notion, class, or quality: "We're turned off by the label 'sexy' when used as a catchword for every new design" (Miriam Lang).
2. Printing
a. A guideword.
b. The first word of a page printed in the bottom right-hand corner of the preceding page.
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catchword
(ˈkætʃˌwɜːd)n
1. a word or phrase made temporarily popular, esp by a political campaign; slogan
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a word printed as a running head in a reference book
3. (Theatre) theatre an actor's cue to speak or enter
4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the first word of a printed or typewritten page repeated at the bottom of the page preceding
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catch•word
(ˈkætʃˌwɜrd)n.
1. a memorable word repeated so often it becomes a slogan.
2. Also called headword, guide word. a word printed at the top of a page in a reference book indicating the first or last entry or article on that page.
[1720–30]
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| Noun | 1. |  catchword - a favorite saying of a sect or political grouplocution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" catch phrase, catchphrase - a phrase that has become a catchword mantra - a commonly repeated word or phrase; "she repeated `So pleased with how its going' at intervals like a mantra" rallying cry, war cry, watchword, battle cry, cry - a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" |
| 2. | catchword - a 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 word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" |
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catchword
[ˈkætʃwɜːd] N (= catch phrase) [of person] → muletilla f (Pol) → eslogan m (Typ) → reclamo mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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