motif

noun

The motif of the story is love and redemption.

意味（1）

A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.

See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?

意味（2）

(music) A short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.

意味（3）

A decorative figure that is repeated in a design or pattern.

意味（4）

(dressmaking) A decorative appliqué design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming.

意味（5）

(crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.

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