catch title

noun

1

: a distinguishing abbreviation of or a short substitute for a full title used especially in book lists and catalogs

2

: the often abbreviated titles of the first and last entries or articles appearing on the spine of any volume of a multivolume set

3

: a faintly written title in the margin of a manuscript page intended as a guide for the rubricator

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