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catchword


1730, "the first word of the following page inserted at the lower right-hand corner of each page of a book," from catch (v.) + word (n.); extended to "word caught up and repeated" [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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catchword


(n) a favorite saying of a sect or political group(n) 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
Source: beedictionary.com




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