1) Artistic theme 2) Central idea 3) Central theme 4) Chess problem 5) Decorating pattern 6) Decorating theme 7) Decorative design 8) Decorative theme 9) Design 10) Design linchpin 11) Design theme 12) Doctor to fit new theme 13) Dominant design 14) Dominant feature 15) Dominant theme 16) Feature of much wallpaper
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1) Design 2) Obbligato 3) Obligato 4) Symbol 5) Theme 6) Topos
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- a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors
- a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music
- a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
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• (n.) Motive. • (n.) A decorative applique design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming. • (n.) In literature and the fine arts, a salient feature or element of a composition or work; esp., the theme, or central or dominant feature; specif. (Music), a motive.
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A repetitive device or ploy in the context of any artistic form of expression that is forced upon the audience. An effectual pattern arises from this purposeful repetition. Motifs can be found through images, music, phrases, objects and ideas
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A decorative theme, component or element.
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A recurring image or thematic element.
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(from the article `dance`) ...of different ways; for example, with different numbers of people, at different speeds, with different styles of movement (jerky or smooth), or ...
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A conspicuous recurring element, such as a type of incident, a device, a reference, or verbal formul
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A frequently observed 3D pattern of assemblage of secondary structures seen within different protein molecules, sometimes called a 'supersecondary' structure.
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Mo`tif' noun [ French]
1. In literature and the fine arts, a salient feature or element of a composition or work; esp., the theme, or central or dominant feature; specif.
(Music) , a motive. « This
motif , of old things lost, is a favorite one for the serious ballade.&...
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Mo'tif noun [ French] Motive.
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A idea which is always present in a literary piece, it can also be an image, or a literary device; it is something about its theme.
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A consistent or recurrent element. In an architectural or decorative pattern, a motif is either employed as the central element in a work, or it is repeated either consistently or as a theme with variations.
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A recurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature. A motif may also be two contrasting elements in a work, such as good and evil.
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A motif is a symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story. Motifs can be symbols, sounds, actions, ideas, or words.
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an obvious pattern of events, characters, or themes.
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noun a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; `it was the usual `boy gets girl` theme`
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motive noun a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music
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(arts) In the arts, a distinct element or image within a work, such as a detail in a painting or building or a significant object or action in a novel, especially one which is repeated and echoed throughout the work
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a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., esp. in a literary, artistic, or musical work. · a distinctive and recurring form, shape, figure, etc., in a design, as in a painting or on wallpaper. · a dominant idea or feature: the profit motif of free enterprise.
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A musical idea that appears again and again in an opera. Unlike a leitmotif, a motif does not evolve or change.
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A recurring visual objective correlative of the theme
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[SAT terms] a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors
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