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LEITMOTIF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)
Synonyms:
leitmotif; leitmotiv
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("leitmotif" is a kind of...):
air; line; melodic line; melodic phrase; melody; strain; tune (a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence)
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