catchmark

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noun

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

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Meanings

nouncatchmark (plural catchmarks)

plural catchmarks

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

Origin

From catch + mark.

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Cite this entry
APA

catchmark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catchmark

MLA

“catchmark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catchmark. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catchmark,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catchmark.

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