OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 20775

watchword

/ˈwɒt͡ʃwɜː(ɹ)d/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
consigna • lema
A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
"How this perpetual gaiety," exclaimed Louis, "jars upon the ear! Good Heaven! is farewell to be said so gladly? I sometimes start when I think upon the hollowness of all that surr…
For-ward! be our watchword, Steps and voices joined; / Seek the things before us, Not a look behind.
contraseña • santo y seña
A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.
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