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catchphrase
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | motto |
| Synonyms: | jingle, slogan |
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| Main Entry: | catchword |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | motto |
| Synonyms: | byword, catchphrase, household word, maxim, password, refrain, shibboleth, slogan, watchword |
| Main Entry: | motto |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying, slogan |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apothegm, battle cry, byword, catchphrase, cry, epigram, formula, maxim, precept, proverb, rallying cry, rule, saw, sentiment, shibboleth, war cry, watchword, word |
| Notes: | a motto is a short phrase that usually expresses a moral aim or purpose; a slogan is a catch phrase used by a political party or other organization in advertising or promotion |
| Main Entry: | phrase |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of words; way of speaking |
| Synonyms: | byword, catchphrase, catchword, diction, expression, idiom, locution, maxim, motto, parlance, phraseology, phrasing, remark, saying, shibboleth, slogan, styling, tag, terminology, utterance, verbalism, verbiage, watchword, wordage, wording |
| Main Entry: | slogan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | motto |
| Synonyms: | byword, catchphrase, catchword, expression, idiom, jingle, phrase, proverb, rallying cry, saying, shibboleth, trademark*, war cry, watchword |
| Notes: | a motto is a short phrase that usually expresses a moral aim or purpose; a slogan is a catch phrase used by a political party or other organization in advertising or promotion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Phrase. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional means; language generally |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
phrase, expression, set phrase; sentence, paragraph; figure of speech; idiom, idiotism; turn of expression; style; collocation., paraphrase (synonym); periphrase (circumlocution) motto (proverb) [more]., phraseology.
-verbs
express, phrase; word, word it; give words to, give expression to; voice, arrange in word, clothe in words, put into words, express by words; couch in terms; find words to express; speak by the card; call, denominate, designate, dub.
-adjectives
expressed; idiomatic.
-adverbs
in round, in set, in good, set terms; in set phrases.
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