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motif

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Noun

a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
- it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme

a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

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Synonyms:
theme motive

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "motif":
motive mdiv motif mudhif modify
Words contain "motif":
leitmotif motif
Words contain "motif" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
obbligato obligato palladian topos motif

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