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motto

The correct spelling is motto.

How to pronounce motto

noun

IPA: /ˈmɒtəʊ/

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The correct spelling is motto. A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
  2. 2.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.
  3. 3.A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.

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