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English noun: leitmotif

1. leitmotif (communication) a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)


Synonymsleitmotiv


Broader (hypernym)air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune









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