motto
pronunciation
How to pronounce motto in British English:
UK [ˈmɒtəʊ]
How to pronounce motto in American English:
US [ˈmɑːtoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a favorite saying of a sect or political group
Word Origin
- motto (n.)
- 1580s, from Italian motto "a saying, legend attached to a heraldic design," from Late Latin muttum "grunt, word," from Latin muttire "to mutter, mumble, murmur" (see mutter).
Example
- 1. It might as well be an industry motto .
- 2. The motto of enlightenment is therefore : sapere aude !
- 3. The astronomer 's good luck motto is " clear skies " .
- 4. That 's the boy scout motto .
- 5. To paraphrase the spectator 's own motto , vanity fair is champagne for the soul .