how to pronounce catchword

/ˈkætʃ.wɜːd/

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catchword is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of catchword in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… this uh catchword has caught has has …”

meanings of catchword

noun:

A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
Among theatrical performers, the last word of the preceding speaker, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.

catchword frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word catchword occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics catchword can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that catchword can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;