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mot d'ordre

UK/ˌməʊˈdɔːdɹə/

mot d'ordre noun: a watchword or slogan; a statement of policy, a plan.

Noun

mot d'ordre (plural mots d'ordre)

  1. A watchword or slogan; a statement of policy, a plan.
    • With the outbreak of full-scale war, the army received strict instructions to avoid set-piece battles with the French […]. Guerrilla warfare was the mot d'ordre.2016, Christopher Goscha, The Penguin History of Modern Vietnam, Penguin, published 2017, page 238

Forms of mot d'ordre

pluralmots d'ordre

Origin of mot d'ordre

Borrowed from French mot d'ordre.

Questions about mot d'ordre

What does mot d'ordre mean?
Mot d'ordre means a watchword or slogan; a statement of policy, a plan.
What part of speech is mot d'ordre?
Mot d'ordre is a noun.
How do you pronounce mot d'ordre?
Mot d'ordre is pronounced /ˌməʊˈdɔːdɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of mot d'ordre?
The plural of mot d'ordre is mots d'ordre.

Words near mot d'ordre in the dictionary

  1. Mosuto
  2. mosy
  3. mosying
  4. Moszkiewicz
  5. mot
  6. mot d'ordre
  7. mot juste
  8. MOT test
  9. MOT tests
  10. mota
  11. Motaba

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