motto — meaning in English
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English meaning
- device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
- inscription noun Words carved, engraved, or otherwise permanently marked onto a surface such as stone, metal, or a monument.
- motto noun A short phrase that expresses a guiding belief or principle.
- tagline noun The punch line of a joke.
Senses
motto is used for these senses in English:
- device (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.(heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.
- inscription Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone, or on some other item.
- tagline (computing) A pithy quotation habitually appended to a signature in email, newsgroups, etc.
device — full definition
- noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
- noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
- noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.
inscription — full definition
- noun Words carved, engraved, or otherwise permanently marked onto a surface such as stone, metal, or a monument.
- noun A short personal message written at the front of a book or on a gift.