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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.

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Examples for "catchword"
Examples for "catchword"
1
Protestant ascendency, though used as a catchword, is a thing long past.
Against Home Rule (1912) / The Case for the Union
2
And now it has become the catchword of the entire party.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 4: The Linco...
3
The end of a paragraph is the place for a catchword.
The Making of Arguments
4
That title became a catchword usually employed in a derisive manner.
Promenades of an Impressionist
5
He it was who gave to the congress that catchword, legitimacy.
Germany from the Earliest Period, Volume 4
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