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mot·to
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ˈmɒt
oʊ
/
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[
mot
-oh
]
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noun,
plural
-toes,
-tos.
1.
a
maxim
adopted as an
expression
of the guiding principle of a person,
organization
, city, etc.
2.
a sentence, phrase, or
word
expressing the spirit or purpose of a person, organization, city, etc., and often inscribed on a badge, banner, etc.
Origin:
1580–90;
<
Italian
<
Late Latin
muttum
sound, utterance.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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The art of composing the motto was subjected to severe rules.
Not a bad motto for the noble anti-miscegenation crusaders or yore as well as gay marriage advocates of today.
It could be his motto and, behind it, one can almost hear him laughing.
My motto has always been that it's got to be a round-trip.
Hot pink walls and a stenciled motto punch up this tiny eating area.
Rejecta's motto is caveat emptor, which is to say that the journal has no technical peer-review process.
There are a ton of commonly quoted lyrics but no motto.
Tell all and plead desperately has always been her motto.
Non-toxic, non-lethal and non-harmful is the new motto.
The tape reveals this slightly tipsy gentleman declaring that his motto has always been:.
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World English Dictionary
motto
(ˈmɒtəʊ)
—
n
,
pl
-toes
,
-tos
1.
a short saying expressing the guiding maxim or ideal of a family, organization, etc, esp when part of a coat of arms
2.
a short explanatory phrase inscribed on or attached to something
3.
a verse or maxim contained in a paper cracker
4.
a quotation prefacing a book or chapter of a book
5.
a recurring musical phrase
[C16: via Italian from Latin
muttum
utterance]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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motto
1589, from It. motto "a saying, legend attached to a heraldic design," from L.L. muttum "grunt, word," from L. muttire "to mutter, mumble, murmur."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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