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Motif meaning

What does “motif” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“motif” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration.

motif

noun

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

    Synonymsmotive

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

    Synonymsmotive

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

    “it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme”

    Synonymstheme

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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