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catchword
[ kach-wurd ]
/ ˈkætʃˌwɜrd /
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noun
a memorable or effective word or phrase that is repeated so often that it becomes a slogan, as in a political campaign or in advertising a product.
Also called headword, guide word. a word printed at the top of a page in a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last entry or article on that page.Compare running head.
a device, used especially in old books, to assist the binder in assembling signatures by inserting at the foot of each page the first word of the following page.
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catchword
/ (ˈkætʃˌwɜːd) /
noun
a word or phrase made temporarily popular, esp by a political campaign; slogan
a word printed as a running head in a reference book
theatre an actor's cue to speak or enter
the first word of a printed or typewritten page repeated at the bottom of the page preceding
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