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motif (81 synonym found)

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falling action

concept

edging

leitmotiv

gimmick

denouement

foil

frill

living issue

incident

fimbriation

basis

fimbria

leitmotif

welt

style

setting

motive

subplot

main point

bordure

architectonics

galloon

national style

repeated figure

essence

period style

selvage

peripeteia

fable

decorative composition

ruffle

point in question

convention

hem

catastrophe

subject of thought

ornamental motif

twist

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fringe

thematic development

beading

mythos

local color

contrivance

frilling

background

color

ornament

focus of interest

secondary plot

rising action

valance

subject matter

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decorative style

focus of attention

chapter

switch

background detail

point at issue

figure

bordering

gist

argument

recognition

rubric

matter in hand

architecture

anagnorisis

foreground detail

characterization

concern

complication

binding

flounce

skirting

furbelow

continuity

decoration

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Definition of motif:

(n) : a recurring or dominant element; a theme; a short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work

"see how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?"

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Definition of motif:

(n) : a recurring or dominant element; a theme; a short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work

"see how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?"

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