e pluribus unum

[ e ploo-ri-boos oo-noom; English ee ploor-uh-buhs yoo-nuhm ]

Latin.

1. out of many, one: motto of the U.S., appearing on most U.S. currency and on the Great Seal of the United States.

e pluribus unum

/ eɪ ˈplʊərɪbʊs ˈuːnʊm /

(no translation)

1. one out of many: the motto of the USA

E pluribus unum

1. A motto of the United States; Latin for “Out of many, one.” It refers to the Union formed by the separate states. E pluribus unum was adopted as a national motto in 1776 and is now found on the Great Seal of the United States and on United States currency .

Example Sentences

The motto of the United States is E Pluribus Unum Latin for “Out of Many, one.”

From The Daily Beast

He ought to be saying 'E pluribus unum,' to match his feathers, instead of trying to work the Santa Claus graft.

From Project Gutenberg

All the secret organizations therefore of this character are blended, and E. Pluribus Unum.

From Project Gutenberg

On the front is the eagle, and the patriotic Latin, E pluribus unum.

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E Pluribus Unum is stamped upon the national coin, the national territory, and the national heart.

From Project Gutenberg

Rank is only the E pluribus Unum stamp, on the trade dollar: a feller is a feller for all that.

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