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esse quam videri

American  
[es-se kwahm wi-de-ree, es-ee kwam vi-dair-ahy] / ˈɛs sɛ kwɑm ˈwɪ dɛ ri, ˈɛs i kwæm vɪˈdɛər aɪ /
Latin.

  1. to be rather than to seem: motto of North Carolina.

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