annuit coeptis


an·nu·it coep·tis

foreign term \ˌä-nü-ˌit-ˈkip-ˌtēs\

Definition of ANNUIT COEPTIS

: He (God) has approved our beginnings —motto on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States

Origin of ANNUIT COEPTIS

Latin

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