Synonyms for Catchword (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a favorite saying of a sect or political group):
motto, shibboleth, slogan
WordNet sense 2 (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):
guide word, guideword
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