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Meaning of "catchword" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CATCHWORD

catchword  [ˈkætʃˌwɜːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATCHWORD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Catchword is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CATCHWORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Catchword

A catchword is a word placed at the foot of a handwritten or printed page that is meant to be bound along with other pages in a book. The word anticipates the first word of the following page. It was meant to help the bookbinder or printer make sure that the leaves were bound in the right order or that the pages were set up in the press in the right order. Catchwords appear in some medieval manuscripts, and appear again in printed books late in the fifteenth century. The practice became widespread in the mid sixteenth century, and prevailed until the arrival of industrial printing techniques late in the eighteenth century. Theodore Low Devinne's 1901 guide on Correct Composition had this to say: For more than three centuries printers of books appended at the foot of every page the first word or syllable of the next page. This catchword was supposed to be needed by the reader to make clear the connection between the two pages ; but the catchword is now out of use, and it is not missed.

Definition of catchword in the English dictionary

The first definition of catchword in the dictionary is a word or phrase made temporarily popular, esp by a political campaign; slogan. Other definition of catchword is a word printed as a running head in a reference book. Catchword is also an actor's cue to speak or enter.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATCHWORD


afterword
ˈɑːftəˌwɜːd
ayword
ˈaɪˌwɜːd
backword
ˈbækˌwɜːd
boo-word
ˈbuːˌwɜːd
byword
ˈbaɪˌwɜːd
codeword
ˈkəʊdˌwɜːd
counterword
ˈkaʊntəˌwɜːd
crossword
ˈkrɒswɜːd
foreword
ˈfɔːˌwɜːd
guideword
ˈɡaɪdˌwɜːd
headword
ˈhɛdˌwɜːd
keyword
ˈkiːˌwɜːd
nayword
ˈneɪˌwɜːd
overword
ˈəʊvəˌwɜːd
password
ˈpɑːsˌwɜːd
stopword
ˈstɒpˌwɜːd
swearword
ˈswɛəˌwɜːd
watchword
ˈwɒtʃˌwɜːd
word
wɜːd
word-for-word
ˌwɜːdfəˈwɜːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATCHWORD

catchier
catchiest
catchiness
catching
catching pen
catchline
catchment
catchment area
catchment basin
Catchment board
catchpennies
catchpenny
catchpole
catchpoll
catchup
catchwater
catchwater drain
catchweed
catchweight
catchy

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATCHWORD

at a word
buzz word
double-edged sword
f-word
in a word
mum´s the word
n-word
of one´s word
operative word
printed word
root word
sword
the c-word
the f-word
the last word
the n-word
the sword
the word
word for word
written word

Synonyms and antonyms of catchword in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «catchword» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATCHWORD

Find out the translation of catchword to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of catchword from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «catchword» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

口号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

catchword
570 millions of speakers

English

catchword
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घोष का शब्द
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كلمة اصطياد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

словечко
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

catchword
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাঁধা বুলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

slogan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kata kunci
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlagwort
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キャッチワード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

표어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Catchword
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đáp hiệu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விவரிக்கப்படுகின்றனர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शब्दलेखन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

slogan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

slogan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hasłem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слівце
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lozincă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύνθημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slogan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slagord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stikkord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of catchword

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCHWORD»

The term «catchword» is regularly used and occupies the 71.252 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCHWORD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «catchword» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «catchword» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about catchword

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3 QUOTES WITH «CATCHWORD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word catchword.
1
Nikki Giovanni
The catchword I use with my classes is: The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader.
2
Frank B. Kellogg
Adequate defense has been the catchword of every militarist for centuries.
3
Wendell Willkie
A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATCHWORD»

Discover the use of catchword in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to catchword and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Production of Books in England 1350-1500
236v catchword: Amaunte scribe A to f. 229r end the recto; scribe B from 229v onwards; his signatures f. 244v catchword: Me sore scribe B f. 251v missing folio scribe B f. 260v catchword: Sarezynes scribe B f. 268v catchword: SyrLauncelot ...
Alexandra Gillespie, Daniel Wakelin, 2011
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The Gospel and Letters of John
Catchword (or “Chaining”) Technique Catchword technique is the device by which a word appearing at the end of one unit also appears at the beginning of another unit and introduces a new topic there. When this is used throughout a ...
Urban C. Von Wahlde, 2010
3
International Patent Classification (IPC): General ...
The use of the IPC is facilitated by a separate publication, the official “Catchword Index”. This is a book containing thousands of “catchwords” arranged in alphabetical order. Under most of these catchwords catchword phrases appear, ...
‎2006
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The Hospitaller Cartulary in the British Library (Cotton MS ...
Indicators. represent letters lost by cropping. The column entitled .No. of written lines per page. specifies how many lines of text were copied onto the first folio of each new gathering (see below p. 23). lol. fol. fols. 297: Catchword on preceding  ...
Michael Gervers, 1981
5
A Journey Round the Library of a Bibliomaniac: Or, Cento of ...
Page 70-73, paged wrong : catchword right, viz. Chap. — — 144-149, paged wrong : catchword right, viz. Paper. 182-1 83, catchword wrong, should be 1 to, instead of 1 the. — 292-193, paged wrong, have gone back 100 pages. — — 228 , no ...
William Davis, 1821
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A second journey round the library of a bibliomaniac
Page 70-73, paged wrong : catchword right, viz. Chap. 144-149, paged wrong: catchword right, viz. Paper. 182-1 83, catchword wrong, should be 1 to, instead of 1 the. 292-193, paged wrong, have gone back 100 pages. 228, no catchword.
William Davis (bibliographer.), 1825
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Orientation to College Learning
You probably can name all of the colors in the spectrum because someone taught you to use the catchword “ROY G. BIV” (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet). “REOCA” also is an example of a catchword; each letter stands for the ...
Dianna Van Blerkom, 2012
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College Study Skills: Becoming a Strategic Learner
Catchwords are useful for remembering lists of information. To create a catchword or acronym, use the following six steps: 1. Make a list of the information that you need to learn. 2. Select a key word to represent each piece of information.
Dianna Van Blerkom, 2011
9
Wisdom Literature: Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Canticles, ...
Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Canticles, Ecclesiastes, and Esther Roland Edmund Murphy . Vv. 23-24. These two sayings, which concern quite different things, find a catchword in "only" ('ak). Vv. 25-26. The verses are tied together by bertikd (" blessing," ...
Roland Edmund Murphy, 1981
10
Corporate and Organizational Identities: Integrating ...
“Being innovative” was the only item from the survey that had a substantial number of mentions as a catchword describing the organization. In fact, it was the most mentioned catchword of all. Therefore, an additional analysis was performed on ...
Bertrand Moingeon, Guillaume Soenen, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATCHWORD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term catchword is used in the context of the following news items.
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Flashback: How Mark Cuban went from beer-stained floors, flat …
Life wasn't glamorous, but it was often bodacious, to borrow a catchword from that summer's Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The Hoosier state ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
2
Ron Simmons Discussed Football Vs. Wrestling, Dusty Rhodes And …
Finally, Simmons discussed the thing he's become most known for, his signature catchphrase (or rather, catchword), “Damn!” “Let's just say I'd ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»
3
Liam O Murchu
But it was Trom agust Eadrom for which he attained celebrity status and his "buladh bos" became a much-used catchword in that bygone era of ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
4
Does Kenya Need a 'Devolution Policy'?
"Policy" seems to be the current catchword of the government. It is undoubtedly a good thing for the government to plan carefully what it intends ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Voting 'Yes' to an Alexit: Greece's future depends on turfing Tsipras
Grexit is a great catchword, but it is not irrefutable economics. From the beginning, free-market economists were sharply divided over allowing ... «Financial Post, Jul 15»
6
The Moral of the Court
The words tumble forth in two tiresome cliches—”progress remains to be made,” “continuing struggle”—with a new catchword added on: “racial ... «First Things, Jul 15»
7
Opponents say DOL fiduciary rule unworkable
... the Department of Labor's proposed fiduciary standard are pounded with a catchword by those trying to stop the new regulation: unworkable. «BenefitsPro, Jul 15»
8
Has Greenpeace jolted the tea industry?
Sustainable tea is not a recent catchword. Buyers abroad have always demanded it (India happens to be the fourth largest tea exporter in the ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
9
Is Jeb Bush's show of transparency working?
For Jeb Bush, the catchword continues to be “transparency.” The Republican presidential candidate is set to release 33 years of tax returns ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jun 15»
10
Demonizing Islam? Dave Cameron should demonize Baroness Warsi
'Demonizing', you understand, is the vogue catchword denoting amply justified criticism. Hence anyone who finds anything wrong with Putin ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»

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