motto
IPA: mˈɑtoʊ
noun
- (heraldry) 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.
- (obsolete) A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.
verb
- (intransitive) To compose mottos.
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Examples of "motto" in Sentences
- The motto belongs to the company.
- The phrase is the motto of the army.
- The house motto is 'Always Striving'.
- The motto is the motto of the regiment.
- The point of the motto is the parallelism.
- The motto of the school is the golden mean.
- This is the motto of the day and the schedule.
- It is contradictory to the meaning of the motto.
- The motto was placed on the dome of the pavilion.
- The insignia is the crest and motto of the regiment.
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