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MOTTO (mottoes)

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English dictionary: Word overview

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.


English dictionary: Word details


MOTTO (noun)


Sense 1motto [BACK TO TOP]

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)


English Proverbs
"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)


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