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MOTTO (mottoes)

Pronunciation (US):

• MOTTO (noun)
The noun MOTTO has 1 sense:

1. a favorite saying of a sect or political group

Familiarity information: MOTTO used as a noun is very rare.

• MOTTO (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A favorite saying of a sect or political group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

catchword; motto; shibboleth; slogan

Hypernyms ("motto" is a kind of...):

expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "motto"):

catch phrase; catchphrase (a phrase that has become a catchword)

mantra (a commonly repeated word or phrase)

battle cry; cry; rallying cry; war cry; watchword (a slogan used to rally support for a cause)

"He goes a'sorrowing who goes a'borrowing."
(English proverb)
"When the poor man is burried, the large bell of the parish is silent"
(Breton proverb)
"Dawn does not come twice to awaken a man."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who wins the first hand, leaves with only his pants in hand."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
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Definition of locution
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Pronunciation of catch phrase
rallying cry definition

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