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n. A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work.

n. A dominant theme or central idea.

n. Music A short rhythmic or melodic passage that is repeated or evoked in various parts of a composition.

n. A repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration. See Synonyms at figure.

n. A recurring or dominant element; a theme.

n. A short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work

n. A decorative figure that is repeated in a design

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

n. Motive.

n. In literature and the fine arts, a salient feature or element of a composition or work; esp., the theme, or central or dominant feature

n. A decorative appliqué design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming; also, a repeated design.

n. A Middle English form of motive.

n. [F.] A datum, theme, or ground for intellectual action: used as French.

n. [F.] In music:

n. A figure.

n. A subject or theme, particularly one that recurs often in a dramatic work as a leading subject.

n. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work

n. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

n. a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

"The nameless gunslinger motif is taken to a very grizzly place as Jonah Hex is shown as a remorseless bounty hunter with a notoriety that instills fear and anger among the folks he meets."

figure    pattern    design   

motive   

motive    ideal    theme   

Leif    aperitif    bas-relief    beef    belief    brief    chief    debrief    disbelief    fief   

myth    metaphor    theme    painting    marking    allusion    imagery    preoccupation    symbol