MOTTO (mottoes)
Dictionary entry overview: What does motto mean? • 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.
Dictionary entry details
• MOTTO (noun)
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)
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