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Word: Motto
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century: from Italian, ‘word’
ˈmɒtəʊ
a short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the beliefs or ideals of an individual, family, or institution
Short Definition:short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating beliefs or ideals of individual or institution
Examples:- the family motto is ‘Faithful though Unfortunate’
a phrase which recurs throughout a musical work and has some symbolical significance
Short Definition:phrase which recurs throughout musical work and has some symbolical significance
Examples:- they were developing the use of leitmotifs or mottoes that appear throughout an opera
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