Both adherence to and deviation from such approved behaviors, define and reinforce racial, ethnic, and nationalist regimes.
The definition of a mote is a speck or a very small piece of something. An example of a mote is a particle of dirt. a speck of dust or other tiny particle.
Word Origin and History for mot. n. a witty saying, 1580s, from French mot (12c.) remark, short speech, literally word, cognate of Italian motto, from Latin mutum grunt, murmur (see mutter). Mot juste (1912) is French, literally exact word, the precisely appropriate expression in some situation.