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Watchword

Watchword Meaning & Definition
Watchword Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Watchword?

[n] a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Watchword: countersign | parole | password | word

Related Terms | Find terms related to Watchword:

See Also | arcanum | secret

Watchword In Webster's Dictionary

\Watch"word`\, n. 1. A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a password. 2. A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action. Nor deal in watchwords overmuch. --Tennyson.

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