motif
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Ever since, skin bones have remained a recurring motif in evolution.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
What remains today of the banking business has coalesced around two banks that share the family’s five arrows motif.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The Leopards' 2025-26 home kit features a dramatic print motif.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
And no matter the motif, she always makes sure her subjects are “playful, sweet and dreamy.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
A motif is a short musical idea — shorter than a phrase — that occurs often in a piece of music.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing motif
Poetry: Literary Devices
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 4
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Vocabulary to Describe Literary Devices
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