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annuit coeptis

American  
[ahn-noo-it koip-tis, an-yoo-it sep-tis] / ˈɑn nu ɪt ˈkɔɪp tɪs, ˈæn yu ɪt ˈsɛp tɪs /
Latin.

  1. 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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