e pluribus unum
/eɪ ˌplʊərɪbəs ˈuːnəm/
/eɪ ˌplʊrɪbəs ˈuːnəm/
- a Latin phrase, meaning 'one from many', which was chosen for the Continental Congress when a single country was created from the thirteen colonies. The phrase appears on the Great Seal of the United States and on many US coins.