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Meanings of guide word in English

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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.

        Usage of guide word in English
        1
        Forgive me, old father, and thank you for your guiding words.
        The pretender's crown
        2
        Who would not be pleased by a guiding word?
        The Sayings of Confucius
        3
        I spoke the guide words to the spell, letting them draw my hands smoothly through the appropriate gestures.
        The Great Book of Amber