mot
mot is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A word; hence, a motto; a device. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Tarquin's eye may read the mot afar. Shak.
- 2.A pithy or witty saying; a witticism. [A Gallicism] Here and there turns up a ... savage mot. N. Brit. Rev.
- 3.A note or brief strain on a bugle. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- adage
- admitted
- aphorism
- aphoristic
- apophthegm
- apothegm
- assumption
- axiom
- axiomatic
- belief
- byword
- common
- commonplace
- conclusion
- dictum
- fact
- faith
- first
- formula
- gnomic
- golden
- idea
- judgment
- maxim
- moral
- motto
- phylacteric
- phylactery
- postulate
- precept
- principia
- principle
- profession
- protasis
- proverb
- proverbial
- reflection
- rule
- sage
- saw
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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