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e pluribus unum

e pluribus unum proverb: "out of many, one" or "from many, one" (alternatively translated as "one out of many" or "one from many”).

Proverb

e pluribus unum

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

Origin of e pluribus unum

Borrowed from Latin ē plūribus ūnum.

Questions about e pluribus unum

What does e pluribus unum mean?
E pluribus unum means "out of many, one" or "from many, one" (alternatively translated as "one out of many" or "one from many”).
What part of speech is e pluribus unum?
E pluribus unum is a proverb.

Words near e pluribus unum in the dictionary

  1. E numbers
  2. E O
  3. E P&L
  4. e pick
  5. e picking
  6. e pluribus unum
  7. E region
  8. e sharp
  9. e sharps
  10. E ticket
  11. E&E

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