Motif - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |məʊˈtiːf|  American pronunciation of the word motif
Brit.  |məʊˈtiːf|  British pronunciation of the word motif

noun

- a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration (syn: motive)
- a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music (syn: motive)
- a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work (syn: theme)

Extra examples

The wallpaper has a flower motif.

...the motif of mute figures standing in lonely isolation is a recurrent one in the artist's works...

The theme of creation is a recurrent motif in Celtic mythology.

Word forms

noun
singular: motif
plural: motifs
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