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1. (n.) motto
a maxim adopted as an expression of one's guiding principle.
2. motto
a phrase or word expressing the spirit or purpose of a group, often inscribed on a badge, banner, etc.
Etymology: (1580–90; < It < LL muttum utterance. Cf. mot)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
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1. (noun) motto
a phrase used by an organization to represent its beliefs, aims, etc.
a high school motto
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1. (noun) motto
a sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievment
2. (noun) motto
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
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Sense: (a short sentence or phrase which expresses) a principle of behaviour etc
`Honesty is the best policy' is my motto; a school motto.
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 Afrikaans: motto, slagspreuk |
 Arabic: شِعار |
 Bulgarian: мото |
 Brazilian: lema |
 Czech: moto, téma |
 German: das Motto |
 Danish: motto; valgsprog |
 Greek: έμβλημα, κανόνας ζωής, πρ |
 Spanish: lema |
 Estonian: moto |
 Farsi: شعاروپند |
 Finnish: motto |
 French: devise |
 Hebrew: סִיסמָה, מוֹטוֹ |
 Hindi: आदर्श वाक्य |
 Croatian: geslo, moto |
 Hungarian: mottó |
 Indonesian: semboyan |
 Icelandic: einkunnarorð |
 Italian: motto |
 Japanese: モットー |
 Korean: 모토, 좌우명 |
 Lithuanian: moto, devizas |
 Latvian: moto; devīze |
 Malay: cogankata |
 Dutch: motto |
 Norwegian: motto, valgspråk |
 Polish: dewiza |
 Persian: شعاروپند |
 Portuguese: lema |
 Romanian: moto; deviză |
 Russian: девиз; лозунг |
 Slovak: motto |
 Serbian: moto |
 Swedish: motto, valspråk, devis |
 Thai: ภาษิต |
 Turkish: düstur, özdeyiş |
 Taiwanese: 座右銘，格言 |
 Ukrainian: девіз, гасло |
 Urdu: کلیہ، مقولہ |
 Vietnamese: phương châm |
 Chinese: 座右铭，格言，箴言 |
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