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slo⋅gan
[sloh-guh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase. |
| 2. | a war cry or gathering cry, as formerly used among the Scottish clans. |
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| slo·gan (slō'gən) n.
[Alteration of Scots slogorne, battle cry, from Gaelic sluagh-ghairm : sluagh, host; see slew1 + gairm, shout.] |
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Slogan
Slo"gan\, n. [Gael. sluagh-ghairm, i.e., an army cry; sluagh army + gairm a call, calling.] The war cry, or gathering word, of a Highland clan in Scotland; hence, any rallying cry. --Sir W. Scott.
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Language Translation for : slogan
Spanish:
eslogan, lema,
German:
der Slogan,
Japanese:
スローガン
slogan
1513, "battle cry," from Gaelic sluagh-ghairm "battle cry used by Scottish Highland or Irish clans," from sluagh "army, host, slew" + gairm "a cry." Metaphoric sense of "distinctive word or phrase used by a political or other group" is first attested 1704. Sloganeering is attested from 1941.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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