annuit coeptis
[ ahn-noo-it -koip-tis; English an-yoo-it -sep-tis ]
/ ˈɑn nu ɪt ˈkɔɪp tɪs; English ˈæn yu ɪt ˈsɛp tɪs /
Latin.
He (God) has favored our undertakings: a motto on the reverse of the great seal of the U.S. (adapted from Vergil's Aeneid IX:625).
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annual parallax, annual percentage rate, annual report, annual ring, annuitant, annuit coeptis, annuity, annuity certain, annul, annular, annular cataract
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