| NOUN | artifact | motif, motive | a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | motif, motive | a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music | |
| cognition | motif, theme | a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work |
| Sounds | mowtiy'f | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | beef ... thief: 21 rhymes with iyf... | |
| Meaning | A design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | motive | |
| Broader | design, pattern, figure | A decorative or artistic work |
| Meaning | A theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | motive | |
| Narrower | obbligato, obligato | A persistent but subordinate motif |
| Broader | theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition |
| Spanish | motivo | |
| Catalan | motiu | |
| Meaning | A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | theme | |
| Narrower | topos | A traditional theme or motif or literary convention |
| Broader | idea, thought | The content of cognition |
| Spanish | motivo, tema | |
| Catalan | motiu, tema | |
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