Hypertext Webster Gateway: "catchword"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Catchword \Catch"word`\, n.
1. Among theatrical performers, the last word of the
preceding speaker, which reminds one that he is to speak
next; cue.

2. (Print.) The first word of any page of a book after the
first, inserted at the right hand bottom corner of the
preceding page for the assistance of the reader. It is
seldom used in modern printing.

3. A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect; as,
the catchword of a political party, etc.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

catchword
n : a favorite saying of a sect or political group [syn: {motto},
{slogan}, {shibboleth}]


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