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mantra

noun

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A word or phrase repeated frequently as a guiding idea; also a sacred utterance in some traditions.

Revise before you submit became the workshop's mantra.

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The builders' mantra was 'Make it useful, make it last,' a phrase they repeated whenever an attractive idea threatened to displace an essential practical task.

From Useful Work and a Warm Reply.

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