e pluribus unum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ē plūribus ūnum.

Proverb

e pluribus unum

  1. "out of many, one" or "from many, one" (alternatively translated as "one out of many" or "one from many”)

Usage notes

  • A de facto national motto of the United States of America until 1956.

Translations

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