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motto

mot.to \'ma:t-(.)o-\ n or mottoes also mottos [It, fr. L muttum grunt, fr. 
   muttire to mutter] pl  1: a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on 
   something as appropriate to or  indicative of its character or use 2: a 
   short expression of guiding principle