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Phrase: e pluribus unum  ,ee,plûr-i-bus'oo-num or ,ey,plûr-i-bus'oo-num
  1. A national motto of the United States of America, meaning "From many, one", or "out of many, one", referring to the integration of 13 independent colonies into one country, and that has taken an additional meaning, giving the pluralistic nature of American society from immigration

Encyclopedia: E pluribus unum