novus ordo seclorum
Latin phrase
no·vus or·do se·clo·rum
ˌnȯ-wu̇s-ˈȯr-ˌdō-sā-ˈklȯr-u̇m 
: a new succession of ages
—motto on the reverse of the Great Seal of the U.S.
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“Novus ordo seclorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/novus%20ordo%20seclorum. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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