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Jul. 04, 2015
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e pluribus unum Audio Pronunciation
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\EE PLOO R-uh-buh s YOO-nuh m\



1. Latin. out of many, one (motto of the U.S.).
Quotes
The iron bedstead with the four copper-ball finials; the plain wardrobe with the sagging door; the mottoes on the walls, E PLURIBUS UNUM worked in beads and HOME SWEET HOME embroidered in wool and trimmed with flowers made of human hair…
-- Susan Sontag, In America, 2000
Origin
E pluribus unum is a Latin phrase meaning "out of many, one" and a motto of the United States. It has been on US currency since 1795.
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