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esse quam videri
foreign term es·se quam vi·de·ri \ˈe-sā-ˌkwäm-wi-ˈdā-rē\
Definition of ESSE QUAM VIDERI
: to be rather than to seem —motto of North CarolinaADVERTISEMENT
Origin of ESSE QUAM VIDERI
Latin
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