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MOTIF

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• MOTIF (noun)
The noun MOTIF has 3 senses:

1. a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors
2. a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music
3. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work

Familiarity information: MOTIF used as a noun is uncommon.

• MOTIF (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A design that consists of recurring shapes or colors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("motif" is a kind of...):

design; figure; pattern (a decorative or artistic work)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

motif; motive

Hypernyms ("motif" is a kind of...):

idea; melodic theme; musical theme; theme ((music) melodic subject of a musical composition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "motif"):

obbligato; obligato (a persistent but subordinate motif)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

theme; motif

Context example:

it was the usual 'boy gets girl' theme

Hypernyms ("motif" is a kind of...):

idea; thought (the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "motif"):

topos (a traditional theme or motif or literary convention)

"A cat may look at a king."
(English proverb)
"The pear does not fall far from the tree."
(Bulgarian proverb)
"The fisherman is the shark's friend."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who puts off something will lose it."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Pronunciation of pattern
Meaning of musical theme
Meaning of topos
Meaning of obbligato
Pronunciation of melodic theme

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