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Added 9 October 2026

motto

/ˈmɑ.toʊ/ noun

Latin root: muttum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about motto at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A favorite saying of a sect or political group.

Origin

Borrowed from Italian motto (“a word, a saying”), from Latin muttum (“a mutter, a grunt”), late 16th c. Doublet of mot.

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