Motto

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A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. Many countries, cities, universities, and other institutions have mottos, as do families with coats of arms.

Mottos (or mottoes) are traditionally written in Latin or Romance languages, as well as in English or German (e.g. Prince of Wales's feathers: 'Ich dien'). There are many exceptions: Fraternities and sororities typically have their (usually secret) mottos in the Greek language; in modern heraldry, for example, the mottos of the State of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii are in Hawaiian, and the motto of Nunavut is in Inuktitut, while in England the motto of the County of Somerset is written in Anglo-Saxon.

A canting motto is one that contains word play. For example, the motto of the Earl of Onslow is Festina lente, punningly interpreting on-slow (literally "make haste slowly").

In heraldry, a motto is often depicted in an achievement of arms, typically on a scroll below the shield, or else above the crest as in Scots heraldry.

Ships and submarines in the Royal Navy each have a crest and motto, as do units of the Royal Air Force.

Lists of mottos

• List of mottos
• List of state mottos
• List of Military Unit Mottoes by Country
• List of U.S. state mottos
• List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols
• Royal Mottos
• Unofficial national mottos of Poland
• List of university mottos
• List of fraternity and sorority mottos

See also

• Epigram
• Inscription
• Slogan
• Tagline
• Tripartite mottobs:Uzrečica

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