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catchmark

catchmark noun: an annotation or footnote (especially in a manuscript or a catalogue entry), or a marginal mark that points to a footnote.

Noun

catchmark (plural catchmarks)

  1. An annotation or footnote (especially in a manuscript or a catalogue entry), or a marginal mark that points to a footnote

Forms of catchmark

pluralcatchmarks

Origin of catchmark

From catch + mark.

Questions about catchmark

What does catchmark mean?
Catchmark means an annotation or footnote (especially in a manuscript or a catalogue entry), or a marginal mark that points to a footnote.
What part of speech is catchmark?
Catchmark is a noun.
What is the plural of catchmark?
The plural of catchmark is catchmarks.

Words near catchmark in the dictionary

  1. catchings
  2. catchlight
  3. catchlights
  4. catchline
  5. catchlines
  6. catchmark
  7. catchmarks
  8. catchment
  9. catchment area
  10. catchment areas
  11. catchment basin

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