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noun
- A recurring or dominant element; a theme.
- See how the artist repeats the scroll throughout the work?
- (music) A short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work
- A decorative figure that is repeated in a design
- Crystallography: The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.
Translations: - German: Motiv
(trans-mid)
Etymology: From French motifFrench, motif (1848), with the meaning of main idea or theme
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