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Definition of catchword
1a : a word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following pageb : guide word
2 : catchphrase 1
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And for the millennials who grew up watching it, FernGully became a catchword—then hashtag—for areas of abundant, pristine earth.
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First Known Use of catchword
circa 1736
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