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Pronunciation / Transliteration: lema
"El lema de la universidad es 'El saber es poder'."
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A short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the beliefs or ideals of an individual, family, or institution.
"The school's motto is 'Excellence and Integrity'."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Italian motto 'word, saying', from Late Latin muttum 'a murmur, grunt', from muttire 'to mutter'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Motto" is said worldwide
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devise
Transliteration: devise
"La devise de la France est 'Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité'."
Motto
Transliteration: Motto
"Sein Lebensmotto lautet: 'Lebe jeden Tag.'"
motto
Transliteration: motto
"Il motto della squadra è 'Mai arrendersi'."
lema
Transliteration: lema
"El lema de la universidad es 'El saber es poder'."
lema
Transliteration: lema
"O lema da nossa empresa é a satisfação do cliente."
आदर्श वाक्य
Transliteration: aadarsh vaakya
"सत्यमेव जयते भारत का राष्ट्रीय आदर्श वाक्य है।"
座右铭
Transliteration: zuòyòumíng
"他的座右铭是‘天道酬勤’。"
좌우명
Transliteration: jawumyeong
"그의 좌우명은 '후회 없이 살자'이다."
座右の銘
Transliteration: zayuu no mei
"彼の座右の銘は「七転び八起き」です。"
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