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(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.

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catchword

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkætʃwɜːd/

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historical

Japanese Meaning

印刷において、書籍のページの最終行の右側に配置され、次のページの最初の単語を繰り返すために用いられる単語（歴史的・伝統的な慣習）

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The binder explained how the catchword printed at the foot of each page, which repeated the first word of the following page, helped align gatherings in early printing.

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製本職人は、各ページの下部に印刷され、次のページの最初の語を繰り返す見出し語が、初期の印刷における折丁の揃えに役立ったと説明した。

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(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.

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A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.

The war itself has several names, including "the famine war" (ḥarb al-majā'a) and seferberlik, a Turkish word, meaning "travel by land," that began its wartime career as a reference to "military conscription" but quickly became a catchword for all the calamities and suffering experienced by civilians.

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