e pluribus unum

foreign term e plu·ri·bus unum \ˌē-ˌplu̇r-ə-bəs-ˈ(y)ü-nəm, ˌā-ˌplu̇r-i-bu̇s-ˈü-nu̇m\

Definition of E PLURIBUS UNUM

: one out of many —used on the Great Seal of the United States and on several United States coins

Latin

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