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How to pronounce motto in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms catchword, shibboleth, slogan
Type of saying, expression, locution
Has types cry, mantra, rallying cry, war cry, battle cry, watchword, catch phrase, catchphrase

Examples of motto

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No wonder the Comedie-Francaise uses the quip as a motto for its new production.
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Which is why I think this makes such a good marriage, spiritual, and life motto.
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The motto was also used on the official emblem of the South Australian Railways.
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The motto of NUTN includes benevolence, intelligence, sincerity and uprightness.
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Taken from the Olympic odes by Pindar, the motto is painted over the front door.
From the thenewstribune.com
The motto from the International Center for Clubhouse Development comes to mind.
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This motto was lived out to the fullest degree by certain 19th century geniuses.
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Each class crest is required to contain the initials USMA and their class motto.
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The Pope truly venerated the Virgin Mary, as expressed in this motto Totus Tuus.
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  • A favorite saying of a sect or political group
  • A motto (Italian for pledge, sentence; plural: motti) is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottos of governments.
  • "Motto"||More is the second single of the subgroup Tanpopo. It was released on March 10, 1999, as a 8cm CD and reached number seven on the Japan Oricon charts. A remix version of this song was made and was featured on the group's first album, Tanpopo 1.
  • A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement; A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim
  • (Mottoes) Queen's motto is Sapientia et Doctrina Stabilitas, generally translated from the Latin as "Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times." The phrase is adapted from Isaiah XXXIII.6 and has been in use since the 1850s. ...
  • An inscription on a coin. The most popular being IN GOD WE TRUST, which first appeared on the 1864 two-cent piece and is now is required on all U.S. coinage.
  • From the Middle Ages, a saying usually associated with a visual symbol. The invention of personal mottos, as distinct from those that were inherited in a family's coat of arms, was particularly widespread in the Renaissance period.
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  • An inscription or phrase on a coin.