The Quiz: Which of these phrases means “out of many, one”?
Pro tempore
E pluribus unum
Novus ordo seclorum
Annuit cœptis
On the back of the U.S. $1 bill, the phrase “e pluribus unum” is seen on the white scroll that is held in the eagle’s beak in the Great Seal of the United States. That phrase means “out of many, one,” and refers to the union of disparate states that joined to form the new nation.
The correct answer to this quiz is E pluribus unum.