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1. (n.) watchword
a word or short phrase to be communicated, on challenge, to a sentinel; password.
2. watchword
a word or phrase expressive of a principle or rule of action; slogan.
3. watchword
a rallying cry of a party, club, team, etc.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword
a slogan used to rally support for a cause
"a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"
2. (noun) password, watchword, word, parole, countersign
a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
"he forgot the password"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) watchword
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. (noun) watchword
a sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action
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Sense: a motto or slogan used by members of a group of people who think (or act) alike
Let freedom be our watchword!
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 Afrikaans: wagwoord |
 Arabic: كَلِمَة السِّر |
 Bulgarian: призив |
 Brazilian: lema |
 Czech: heslo |
 German: die Losung |
 Danish: slagord |
 Greek: σύνθημα |
 Spanish: lema, consigna |
 Estonian: juhtlause |
 Farsi: كلمه عبور |
 Finnish: tunnussana |
 French: mot d'ordre |
 Hebrew: סיסמה |
 Hindi: आदर्शवाक्य |
 Croatian: moto, slogan |
 Hungarian: jelszó |
 Indonesian: semboyan |
 Icelandic: slagorð, einkunnarorð |
 Italian: parola d'ordine; motto, s |
 Japanese: 合い言葉 |
 Korean: 표어, 모토 |
 Lithuanian: slaptažodis |
 Latvian: lozungs; moto |
 Malay: cogan kata, moto |
 Dutch: wachtwoord |
 Norwegian: slagord, parole, motto |
 Polish: hasło |
 Portuguese: lema |
 Romanian: cuvânt de ordine |
 Russian: девиз |
 Slovak: heslo |
 Slovenian: geslo |
 Serbian: lozinka |
 Swedish: paroll, slagord |
 Thai: รหัสผ่าน; คำรหัส; คำสัญญา |
 Turkish: parola |
 Taiwanese: 座右銘，口號 |
 Ukrainian: заклик; лозунг |
 Urdu: اشارہ |
 Vietnamese: khẩu hiệu |
 Chinese: 口号，标语 |
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