LEITMOTIF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)

Synonyms:

leitmotif; leitmotiv

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("leitmotif" is a kind of...):

air; line; melodic line; melodic phrase; melody; strain; tune (a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence)

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