how to pronounce motto

/ˈmɒt.əʊ/

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motto is pronounced in two syllables

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video examples of motto pronunciation

An example use of motto in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… that's a very good motto to see this as …”

meaning of motto

Motto means a short phrase or sentence that is often used as a symbol of a person, group, or institution.

motto frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word motto occurs in english on average 3.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics motto can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that motto can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;