NOUN | communication | leitmotiv, leitmotif | a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) |
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Meaning | A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas). | |
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Synonym | leitmotif | |
Broader | tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase | A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence |
Spanish | leitmotiv, motivo | |
Catalan | leitmotiv, motiu |
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