motif
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noun- 1.
A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?
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(music) A short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.
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A decorative figure that is repeated in a design or pattern.
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(dressmaking) A decorative appliqué design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming.
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(crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.
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(chess) A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.
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(biochemistry) In a nucleotide or aminoacid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.
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ine-pro From French motif (1848), with the meaning of "main idea or theme". motive.