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  e pluribus unum

  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
  E pluribus unum

  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.

e pluribus unum

American  

[e ploo-ri-boos oo-noom, ee ploor-uh-buhs yoo-nuhm] / ɛ ˈplu rɪˌbʊs ˈu nʊm, ˈi ˈplʊər ə bəs ˈyu nəm /

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.

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e pluribus unum British  

/ eɪ ˈplʊərɪbʊs ˈuːnʊm /

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

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E pluribus unum Cultural  

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.

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Example Sentences

“Each of these adventurers has their own story, but together they represent our creed: e pluribus unum, out of many one,” Nelson said in introducing the crew.

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2023

But to certain readers, the ideal of e pluribus unum cut the other way.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2021

America is exceptional because it was launched with a dream to take the diverse many and make them one — e pluribus unum.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2019

And its performance, then and now, was about disparate individuals forging something together— e pluribus unum — in a participatory democracy in which each member’s choices affected all the others.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2015

They know our best ships are dismantled or rotten, We know that they'll soon be abolished by law, And FARRAGUT'S triumphs are nearly forgotten; Sic semper e pluribus unum go bragh!

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 15, July 9, 1870 by Various