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catchline

noun

Etymology

From catch + line.

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-✻
  4. inherited from *līną✻
  5. inherited from *līnǭ✻
  6. inherited from *līnā✻
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. compounded as catchline — “catch + line”

Definitions

  1. A short line of text designed to catch the eye, especially one used as an advertising…

    A short line of text designed to catch the eye, especially one used as an advertising slogan.

  2. A temporary note at the top of a page or galley proof to identify it.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for catchline. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA