noun
catchword
Catchword (noun) means (printing) A word printed at the bottom of a page that matches the first word of the next page, once used to help binders and readers.
noun
1
(printing) A word printed at the bottom of a page that matches the first word of the next page, once used to help binders and readers.
2
A word or phrase repeated so often that it comes to stand for a group or era; a slogan.
"One could give a long list of such intellectual fashions and catchwords which in the course of two or three generations have in turn dominated the thinking of the intellectual."
— F. A. Hayek, The Intellectuals and Socialism (1949)
3
(theatre) The final word of a character's speech, used as a signal for the next actor to begin.
4
A word printed in large type at the top of a page or section, used to catch the eye or sum up what follows, especially in a reference book.
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What is the meaning of catchword?
"catchword" (noun) means (printing) A word printed at the bottom of a page that matches the first word of the next page, once used to help binders and readers.
What is another word for catchword?
Other words for "catchword" include guideword, shibboleth, slogan, motto.
What are the different meanings of catchword?
"catchword" has 3 main meanings: 1. (printing) A word printed at the bottom of a page that matches the first word of the next page, once used to help binders and readers; 2. A word or phrase repeated so often that it comes to stand for a group or era; a slogan; 3. (theatre) The final word of a character's speech, used as a signal for the next actor to begin.
