US /ˈmɑ.toʊ/ UK /ˈmɒ.təʊ/
noun verb Freq #8743

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A short phrase that expresses a person's or group's guiding belief or rule.

    "You have to be in it to win it" is my motto.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a short phrase that... maximcatchword
Word family
Forms mottoesmottos
Derived forms mottolessmottolikemottoware

Etymology

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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