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leitmotif noun [ ˈlʌɪtməʊˌtiːf ]

• a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.
• "there are two leitmotifs in his score marking the heroine and her Fairy Godmother"
Origin: late 19th century: from German Leitmotiv, from leit- ‘leading’ (from leiten ‘to lead’) + Motiv ‘motive’.


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