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leitmotif |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leitmotif \Leit"mo*tif"\ (l[imac]t"m[-o]*t[-e]f"), n. [G.] (Mus.) See {Leading motive}, under {Leading}, a. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: leitmotif n : a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) [syn: {leitmotiv}]
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