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# A [[sentence]], [[phrase]], or [[word]], [[prefix]]ed to an [[essay]], [[discourse]], [[chapter]], [[canto]], or the like, [[suggestive]] of its subject matter; a short, suggestive [[expression]] of a [[guide|guiding]] [[principle]]; a [[maxim]]. | # A [[sentence]], [[phrase]], or [[word]], [[prefix]]ed to an [[essay]], [[discourse]], [[chapter]], [[canto]], or the like, [[suggestive]] of its subject matter; a short, suggestive [[expression]] of a [[guide|guiding]] [[principle]]; a [[maxim]]. | ||
#: ''"It was the motto of a bishop eminent for his piety and good works, ... Serve God, and be cheerful."'' -Addison. | #: ''"It was the motto of a bishop eminent for his piety and good works, ... Serve God, and be cheerful."'' -Addison. | ||
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- (heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
- "It was the motto of a bishop eminent for his piety and good works, ... Serve God, and be cheerful." -Addison.
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