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What is the difference between logo and motto?

logo | motto |

As nouns the difference between logo and motto

is that logo is a symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity while motto is a sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.

As a proper noun Logo

is a programming language that uses turtle graphics to teach children the elements of programming.

logo

English

(wikipedia logo)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity.
  • (science) A single graphic which contains one or more separate elements.
  • An ensign, a badge of office, rank, or power.
  • motto

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
  • A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
  • * (Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
  • It was the motto of a bishop eminent for his piety and good works, ... Serve God, and be cheerful.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
  • , chapter=1 citation , passage=“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like
      Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer. […]”}}

    Synonyms

    * See also