OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 13594

motif

/moʊˈtiːf/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
motivo
A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?
motivo
A short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.
motivo
In a nucleotide or aminoacid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.
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