GUIDEWORD

Etymology

Noun

guideword (plural guidewords)

A watchword; a word or phrase that serves as one's guide.

(publishing) A word that is printed at the top or bottom of the page in a reference work, in order to help readers find a specific entry.

(chiefly, business) Any of the words in a memo or email that define metadata regarding the message, such as sender, recipient, and subject.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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