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quadword

quadword

8.4
A phrase of four words used to promote or remember something
  • noun
  • /ˈkwɒdˌwɜrd/
: cuatrigrama
  • The company created a catchy quadword to promote its new product line.

Examples

  • She remembered the advertising quadword and repeated it during her presentation.

  • Can you think of a quadword for our campaign?

  • For security, the system required users to enter a unique quadword as their passphrase.

  • The slogan is a quadword that captures our mission.

  • The company created a catchy quadword to promote its new product line.

  • She remembered the advertising quadword and repeated it during her presentation.

  • Can you think of a quadword for our campaign?

How Many

quadword
8.4
multiword
  • Specialized
4.4

Surface Forms

quadword singular
quadwords plural

Morphology

quadword = quad + word (transparent) = quad + word

The meaning is directly built from 'quad' (four) + 'word' (a unit), so learners who know the components will infer 'a unit of four words'.

Etymology

Quadword comes from quad- 'four' and word 'word', so it simply means 'four words'. Think of a short, catchy phrase made of exactly four words, like a little slogan that is easy to remember.