Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

e pluribus unum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
e -pluribus unum
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ē plūribus ūnum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ē plūribus ūnum

Questions

What does e pluribus unum mean?
"out of many, one" or "from many, one" (alternatively translated as "one out of many" or "one from many”)
Where does e pluribus unum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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