Motto

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  • noun. A brief statement used to express a principle, goal, or ideal.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A short pithy sentence or phrase, sometimes a single word, used to indicate the tenor of that to which it is attached (as an essay or a treatise), or adopted as expressive of one's guiding idea or principle, or appended to a device or a coat of arms.
  • noun. The poetry or verse contained in a motto-kiss or paper cracker.
  • noun. A motto-kiss.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievment.
  • noun. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
  • noun. 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  • Word Usage
    "The Latin motto is "audacia et prudentia" - courage and prudence."
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    Mankato  Mato  Novato  Prato  Sato  
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    anecdote  anthem  ballad  bard  biography  
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