watchword
n. US //ˈwɑtʃˌwɝd// UK //wˈɒtʃwɜːd// watch·word
From Middle English wacche word, wacchworde, morphologically as watch (“guard, sentinel, sentry”) + word.
From Middle English wacche word, wacchworde, morphologically as watch (“guard, sentinel, sentry”) + word.
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