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catchword

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
catchword/ˈkatʃwəːd/

▶noun

1 a popular word or phrase encapsulating a particular concept.

2 a word printed or placed so as to attract attention.
■ Printing, chiefly historical the first word of a page given at the foot of the previous one, below the last line.

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