motif

English Thesaurus

1. a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	design, figure, pattern,
definition	:	a decorative or artistic work (noun.artifact)

2. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	idea, thought,
definition	:	the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	topos,
definition	:	a traditional theme or motif or literary convention (noun.cognition)

3. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme,
definition	:	(music) melodic subject of a musical composition (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	obbligato, obligato,
definition	:	a persistent but subordinate motif (noun.communication)

4. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	thematic,
definition	:	relating to or constituting a topic of discourse (adj.pert)

derivation	:	thematic,
definition	:	relating to or constituting a topic of discourse (adj.pert)

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