e pluribus unum

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

/ ɛ ˈplu rɪˌbʊs ˈu nʊm; English ˈi ˈplʊər ə bəs ˈyu nəm /

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Latin.

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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How to use e pluribus unum in a sentence

The motto of the United States is E Pluribus Unum Latin for “Out of Many, one.”
Does ‘Ebony’ Magazine Condone Bigotry?|Ron Christie|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He ought to be saying 'E pluribus unum,' to match his feathers, instead of trying to work the Santa Claus graft.
Sixes and Sevens|O. Henry
All the secret organizations therefore of this character are blended, and E. Pluribus Unum.
Uncle Sam|Albert Mathews
On the front is the eagle, and the patriotic Latin, E pluribus unum.
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876|Charles Wyllys Elliott

E Pluribus Unum is stamped upon the national coin, the national territory, and the national heart.
Charles Sumner; His Complete Works, Volume III (of 20)|Charles Sumner
Rank is only the E pluribus Unum stamp, on the trade dollar: a feller is a feller for all that.
Sweet Cicely|Josiah Allen's Wife: Marietta Holley

British Dictionary definitions for e pluribus unum

e pluribus unum

/ Latin (eɪ ˈplʊərɪbʊs ˈuːnʊm) /

one out of many: the motto of the USA

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Cultural definitions for e pluribus unum

E pluribus unum

[ (ee ploor-uh-buhs yooh-nuhm, ooh-nuhm) ]

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.