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- pronunciation:
- mo
tif
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a distinct formal unit such as a design, theme, or musical phrase that may repeat in, dominate, characterize, or be a prominent feature of an aesthetic or decorative work.
We see the artist's wave motif in many of her paintings.- similar words:
- design, form, leitmotif, melody, pattern, phrase, recurrence, refrain, strain, style, theme
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| definition 2: |
a similar dominant or recurring element in folk tales, advertising or political campaigns, or the like.
- similar words:
- catch phrase, leitmotif, pattern, recurrence, theme
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| related words: |
burden, figure, text, tune |
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