What is "leitmotif" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does leitmotif mean in English? Meaning of leitmotif definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "leitmotif" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "leitmotif": a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)

Noun

  • Meaning: a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)
  • Synonyms: leitmotif leitmotiv
  • Hypernyms: air line melodic line melodic phrase melody strain tune
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈlaɪt.moʊˌtif/, nonstandard IPA(key)

    Synonyms:

    thought, motif, point, text, question, argument, topic, matter, stuff, problem, line, subject, case, affair, head, thesis, business, keynote, motive, proposition, burden, matter in hand, point at issue,

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