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motif n. [
motive] a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
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motif n. [
motive] a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
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motif n. [
theme] a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual 'boy gets girl' theme"
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